Alan Beringer’s day takes an unexpected turn when he’s kidnapped by alien space pirates. In all fairness, pyrean space pirates claiming they're "privateers” has become the norm since humans became an interstellar species.Pirates aren’t the problem. The problem is Alan's job is to curtail space piracy. The problem is Alan may be more pyrean than he lets on. The problem is the alien space pirate captain, Sven Jiordson, has a growing infatuation with Alan. The problem is Alan kind of ...

Alan Beringer has settled into his role of human Elite inspector working with Pyrean Navy privateers. Is it stressful being the principle investigator into a dangerous and hitherto unknown pirate confederacy? Certainly. Is it kind of fun living amid the exuberant and free-spirited crew of the Swallow? Most definitely.Accidental kidnapping aside, Alan has come to think of the Swallow as his home and the crew his family — and it’s obvious to everyone except Alan exactly how infatuate...

Romance may be in the atmo when Colin joins the Merry Swallow’s crew on the beautiful ocean planet of Merak, but for Alan, it’s just another day working the most important and stressful case of his career. Yet Alan’s woes are only beginning. Not only does the pirate confederacy have ties to both the pyrean navy and human corporations, pyrean separatists have gotten involved, and Alan’s employers are about to advance their own agenda, whether or not Alan supports it.Worse yet, the c...

A year has passed since the Republic of Pirates declared its independence from the IPC, leading to a massive shift in the interstellar powers. Making matters worse, the Republic claims Sven’s beloved sister, Hildegarde, is their traitorous leader.Meanwhile, Alan languishes on Earth. Exiled from the Swallow, Alan has been branded a spy by the pyreans and faces charges of treason in the human courts. Though he's abandoned any hope of reuniting with Sven, his fortunes shift when he re...

At last the truth comes to light! As the crew learns of New Providence' origins, Hildegarde's dream, and Hildegarde's fate, Tristan von Volsung makes his grand return to piracy, and the galactic balance of power will never be the same. Yet these fractures are not only political. The truth will test the loyalties of the Swallow's crew as each decides where they stand, and the future they want to see.And with Alan's investigation at the heart of it, Alan must finally answer the quest...

A year has passed since the Republic of Pirates declared its independence from the IPC, leading to a massive shift in the interstellar powers. Making matters worse, the Republic claims Sven's beloved sister, Hildegarde, is their traitorous leader.Meanwhile, Alan languishes on Earth. Exiled from the Swallow, Alan has been branded a spy by the pyreans and faces charges of treason in the human courts. Though he's abandoned any hope of reuniting with Sven, his fortunes shift when he re...

Alan Beringer's day takes an unexpected turn when he's kidnapped by alien space pirates. In all fairness, pyrean space pirates claiming they're "privateers" has become the norm since humans became an interstellar species.Pirates aren't the problem. The problem is Alan's job is to curtail space piracy. The problem is Alan may be more pyrean than he lets on. The problem is the alien space pirate captain, Sven Jiordson, has a growing infatuation with Alan. The problem is Alan kind of ...

Romance may be in the atmo when Colin joins the Merry Swallow's crew on the beautiful ocean planet of Merak, but for Alan, it's just another day working the most important and stressful case of his career. Yet Alan's woes are only beginning. Not only does the pirate confederacy have ties to both the pyrean navy and human corporations, pyrean separatists have gotten involved, and Alan's employers are about to advance their own agenda, whether or not Alan supports it.Worse yet, the c...

Alan Beringer has settled into his role of human Elite inspector working with Pyrean Navy privateers. Is it stressful being the principle investigator into a dangerous and hitherto unknown pirate confederacy? Certainly. Is it kind of fun living amid the exuberant and free-spirited crew of the Swallow? Most definitely.Accidental kidnapping aside, Alan has come to think of the Swallow as his home and the crew his family - and it's obvious to everyone except Alan exactly how infatuate...