The Devil's Voyage

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The Devil's Voyage
First edition
Author	Jack L. Chalker
Language	English
Publisher	Doubleday Books
Publication date	January 1, 1981
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
ISBN	0-3851-5284-1
OCLC	1033669324

The Devil's Voyage (Doubleday, 1981) is a historical novel by science fiction writer Jack Chalker. It describes the final voyage of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, which was sunk during World War II in the Pacific by Japanese submarine action, with the loss of many of the initial survivors to sharks.

The novel postulates that the War Department's interest in Astounding Science Fiction Magazine, because of the publication of fictional stories postulating nuclear research programs similar to the historical Manhattan Project, prompted Russian spies to early knowledge of the US nuclear weapons program, eventually leading to the sinking of the Indianapolis because of the possibility it was carrying one of the early atomic bombs to use against Japan.

v t e Works by Jack L. Chalker
Well World	Midnight at the Well of Souls (1977) Exiles at the Well of Souls (1978) Quest for the Well of Souls (1978) The Return of Nathan Brazil (1980) Twilight at the Well of Souls (1980) The Sea Is Full of Stars (1999) Ghost of the Well of Souls (2000)
Four Lords of the Diamond	Lilith: A Snake in the Grass (1981) Cerberus: A Wolf in the Fold (1982) Charon: A Dragon at the Gate (1982) Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail (1983)
Other works	The Web of the Chozen (1978) And the Devil Will Drag You Under (1979) The Devil's Voyage (1981) The Identity Matrix (1982) Dance Band on the Titanic (1988)

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