Lord of Thunder

This is Andre Norton's second hair-raising science-fiction adventure about the young hero of The Beast Master.

Hosteen Storm and his all-animal scouting team are still on Arzor. The settled portion of the planet is suffering a terrible drought. And the native tribes, despite lack of water, are gathering in the sere, sinister, virtually unexplored peak country. Why? ~ ~ Storm's team is sent to answer that question.

Storm’s beast master skills and animal partners are needed to unravel the mystery behind the ominous gathering of the terrible, indigenous Norbie cannibals. Only Storm and Logan Quade can penetrate the Norbie’s clan secrets and discover what is behind the threat of an uprising that could destroy the tenuous peace between the colonists and the aliens who share the planet.

No one had ever gone into the "Blue" section of the planet Arzor and returned. It was the hunting ground of the Norbies. The rumors of these gatherings of the native tribes might mean the destruction of the planet, and Hosteen Storm's brother was trapped in the "Blue" . . .

"Thrilling science-fiction." — Springfield Republican