Embark on a thrilling space opera adventure packed with 'old school' sci-fi action and witty banter. Follow the exploits of a motley crew aboard a freighter operating on the fringes of legality, taking on dangerous and illicit jobs across the galaxy. This series is a must-read for fans of fast-paced narratives, memorable characters, and high-stakes interstellar escapades. Get ready for a wild ride filled with humor, suspense, and planet-altering peril.
The Keiko is a ship of smugglers, soldiers of fortune and adventurers, travelling Earthâe(tm)s colony planets searching for the next job. And nobody talks about their past. But when a face from Captain Ichabod Driftâe(tm)s former life send them on a run to Old Earth, all the rules change. Trust will be broken, and blood will be spilled.
Ichabod Drift and his crew sign on for a new smuggling job that soon goes south when they are separated and caught up in a dangerous civil war.
In the third book of the “entertaining” (Kirkus Reveiws) Keiko series, Captain Ichabod Drift and his crew find themselves in another mess as a ship-wide vacation leads to their second-in-command taken hostage by the planet’s criminal mastermind. After the riotous civil war in Dark Sky, the crew of the Keiko decides to go on vacation at an illegal gambling port for a little fun. What they don’t realize is that the casinos are run by an ex-client who didn’t get his shipment due to the war. The mob boss decides to take Tamara Rouke, the Keiko’s second-in-command, and hold her hostage until the crew raises enough money to pay him back for the lost shipment. If they don’t pay up in time, Rouke will be killed. Captain Ichabod Drift and his crew agree. But as they find a way to get the funds, one will betray everyone and one will die…