Lt. Leary Commanding (RCN) - David Drake

Advantages: A further entry in the Adventures of Lt Leary
Disadvantages: Not for those who do not like military adventure stories

One of the greatest threats to any maritime trading nation was piracy. This was true for all the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries for the maritime nations of Earth. For a story based in space, piracy becomes somewhat more of a problem. Due to the vast areas of space, you can have difficulty finding your prey. The best places to start looking are near to the ports where you can expect ships to arrive and depart the same as was true for the water and ...
...has the same problem, stop and board the target ship and then take it and its cargo to a port and sell them. You could be left with the problem of the original ships crew and officers who you can expect to raise a few objections to this process. The merchant owners certainly will. The governments of the nations whose ships and cargos are being pirated will listen to the howls of the rich merchants who are loosing profits and navy anti-piracy patrols ... Read review