PIRATES OF THE THUNDER

by Jack L. Chalker

For Judy-Lynn del Rey,
a unique giant in a field
dominated by pygmies,
for all that I am today.
I wish you’d stuck around for the climax.

Contents

• PROLOGUE
• 1. THE WORLD THAT MOVES THROUGH STARS
• 2. THE PIRATES OF THUNDER
• 3. AN ISLAND IN THE WILDERNESS
• 4. SETTLING SOME POLITICAL MATTERS
• 5. A NICE LITTLE LAYOVER
• 6. SCOUTING EXPEDITIONS
• 7. THE PIRATES STRIKE
• 8. RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
• 9. THE VULTURE OF JANIPUR
• PASSAGE: TWO CHARACTERS MEET IN HELL