Pirates Reprise — Helen B. Henderson

Since the early days of sailing ships, pirates are part of legend and fact. Outer space, while posing technological challenges, offers greater rewards to those who in the future, follow the pirate banner of the past. The short story, Pirates Reprise, takes piracy from the era of cannon and sail into the future.

The first officer of the space-liner Halycon lost his wife and daughter to pirates. When he is trapped along with a young yeoman and the daughter of the colony's governor, the fate of the ship and crew rests not on the squad of marines, but the first officer and his two charges.

A science fiction short story from the author of the fantasy series, the Dragshi Chronicles.