Theodyssey 2. Libertania

In Book 2 of the Theodyssey trilogy, Sir Sechaverell de la Beche bart, baronet, cross-dresser, gourmet, opera-lover and captain of the privateer spaceship, HMS Bountiful, goes to the planet Libertania, haunt of pirates, renegades and other flotsam and jetsam of the Galaxy. He is in search of a route to the planet Utrophia, where he believes the Holy Kwokkah may be found. Libertania's denizens include the organizer of a rat baiting ring, a mysterious building, where dimensions appear to be to manipulated at will, and a judge with very strict views on legal procedures. His enemies multiply as he is pursued by the Galaxy's most notorious pirate.