# Pellucidar — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

- [Pellucidar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/pellucidar.md): David Innes and Abner Perry return to Pellucidar in the Iron Mole, reunite with Perry, and begin their journey across the Mountains of the Clouds. They encounter various tribes, rescue Dian from an arena, and are freed b
- [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/prologue.md): The narrator receives a letter from Cogdon Nestor, who discovered a buried telegraph instrument in the Sahara that appears to be connected to David Innes's inner world of Pellucidar. The narrator rushes to Algiers, meets
- [Lost on Pellucidar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/i-lost-on-pellucidar.md): David Innes returns to Pellucidar via the iron mole, accompanied by a Mahar. He finds himself in an unfamiliar region and sets out to locate his friends, particularly Ghak the Hairy One and Dian the Beautiful. After wand
- [Traveling with Terror](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/ii-traveling-with-terror.md): David Innes and Abner Perry camp by a peaceful river, where Perry recounts the chaos that followed David's departure: Hooja's lies led to Dian's disappearance, tribal wars shattered the federation, and the Mahars exploit
- [Shooting the Chutes—and After](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/iii-shooting-the-chutes-and-after.md): David Innes and Abner Perry, having crossed the Mountains of the Clouds, descend into a warm jungle and follow a river to the Lural Az sea. They spot the island of Anoroc, their goal, but must build a canoe to reach it. 
- [IV: Friendship and Treachery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/iv-friendship-and-treachery.md): David Innes and Abner Perry celebrate their naval victory over the Mezops, then anchor near Anoroc to seek Ja. After initial hesitation, Mezops escort them to shore. David plans to return to Sari to search for Dian and r
- [Surprises](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/v-surprises.md): David Innes, held captive by the Mahars with Dian, negotiates their release by agreeing to retrieve the stolen great secret from a hidden cave. He travels with a Sagoth escort, recovering his rifle and mapping the region
- [A Pendent World](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/vi-a-pendent-world.md): David Innes is freed by the Mahars but warned to stay away from their cities. He journeys to Sari, where he is joyfully reunited with his people and Ghak the Hairy One. A stranger named Kolk arrives from Thuria, seeking 
- [From Plight to Plight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/vii-from-plight-to-plight.md): David Innes, traveling with his newly tamed hyaenodon Raja, approaches the Thurian village of Thuria. He is met by Goork and his warriors, but discovers that the token from Kolk has been stolen. After a brief confrontati
- [Captive](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/viii-captive.md): David Innes is captured by the brute-men of Gr-gr-gr, a tribe of sheep-gorilla hybrids living on a mesa. He learns they are enemies of Hooja and hopes to ally with them against Hooja to rescue Dian. He is put to work in 
- [IX: Hooja’s Cutthroats Appear](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/ix-hooja-s-cutthroats-appear.md): David Innes, living among the brute-folk as a captive melon-patch worker, learns that Hooja's forces are attacking the village. Instead of escaping, he rushes to help and devises a tactic of hurling rocks down on the att
- [X: The Raid on the Cave-Prison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/x-the-raid-on-the-cave-prison.md): David Innes infiltrates the cave-prison to rescue Dian the Beautiful. He encounters Juag, a prisoner and son of the chief, who had been aided by Dian. After a fight with a guard, David reunites with Dian and they escape 
- [Escape](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/xi-escape.md): David, Dian, and Juag are captured by Hooja's warriors but are rescued by Gr-gr-gr and his gorilla-men. After being freed, they retrieve their canoe and set out for the mainland. They hunt a thag for food and materials, 
- [XII: Kidnapped!](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/xii-kidnapped.md): David Innes discovers that Dian has been abducted by a Thurian while he and Juag were hunting a thag. He finds his tamed jalok Raja, who has returned with his mate Ranee, and uses Raja's tracking ability to pursue the ki
- [XIII: Racing for Life](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/xiii-racing-for-life.md): After the storm subsides, David, Dian, and Juag spot a fleet of boats in pursuit, which they identify as belonging to Hooja. They attempt to escape using their sail, but Hooja's archers fire on them. A tense chase ensues
- [Gore and Dreams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/xiv-gore-and-dreams.md): David Innes, Dian, and Juag are rescued by the newly built Pellucidarian navy, a fleet of fifty feluccas armed with cannon, commanded by Abner Perry and Ja the Mezop. After a naval battle against Hooja's fleet, David and
- [Conquest and Peace](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pellucidar_se/chapters/xv-conquest-and-peace.md): David Innes consolidates his empire, defeats Hooja's forces, restores Juag's island, establishes a code of laws with Gr-gr-gr, and returns to find Ghak's army besieging Thuria. He negotiates peace with Goork, who swears 

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