Tamara Samair and the crew of the freighter Grania Estelle have been working their way through the Argos Cluster to try and make a living by selling and trading goods through the various star systems, all the while evading raiders and a relentless Republic warship. Their ship now overrun by the forces of a ruthless pirate lord, the future looks grim. But the captain of the ship, his crew and the indomitable engineer refuse to lay down and die. But when they match wills with their captor, can they win free? And if they do succeed and win the day, where do they go from there?
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