Fireships

In his acclaimed novels, Igniting the Reaches and Through the Breach, David Drake took an epic journey to the farthest reaches of space, where pirates ruled a new age of expansion and opportunity. Now, Drake returns to that savage time of untold possibility, wealth and danger...

After thwarting the Federation's attempt to take over her ship, captain Sarah Blythe vowed to make the President himself pay for her cargo losses. Her plan for justice and revenge was simple: Enter the heart of the Venus rebellion and join forces with the legendary Piet Ricimer and Stephen Gregg. She knew it mean risking everything she had - her ship, her crew, her life. But hey, why not? A raid against the Federation was an opportunity no true intergalactic "trader" could ever pass up...