Rise of the Flint Pirates — Daniel Crux

Mankind has extended its reach to the stars themselves in this thrilling new space opera by newcomer Daniel Crux.

A flurry of exploration and adventure has ushered in the Golden Millennium for humanity as it takes its place among the thirteen great galactic civilizations. But even as ‘civilized' men prosper from the new imperial economy, others are left destitute with fewer options available. It is in piracy that many turn for their fortunes. The Golden Millennium has become a reborn golden age of piracy as ships wait along trade routes between planets and colonies.

Jonathan and Alexander Flint are two such pirates. Their meager existence hides a spectacular pedigree -- their mother was feared throughout the galaxy for her ferocity and cunning.

When a mysterious stranger approaches the Flints with a proposition, they see a way to restore glory to their family name. The first stage of this proposition is simple: they must steal the U-7501, a prototype warship, from a secret and highly fortified battlestation…

In this action-packed adventure about interstellar piracy, the Flints soon find that their ‘simple' hijacking is indeed just the beginning. The beginning of something that will ultimately change the galaxy, perhaps even the universe, forever…