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Space Pirates: A Sardonic Sci-Fi Heist with AI Trouble, Bad Decisions, and Even Worse Leadership
Stealing a spaceship? Easy.
Keeping it? Not so much.
Captain Rask is broke, hunted, and very nearly out of oxygen. When a botched heist lands him a legendary ship with a damaged AI—and a crew of misfits who can’t agree on breakfast, let alone survival—he does what any half-decent pirate runs.
But The Meridian is more than a getaway vehicle. It’s carrying secrets the Empire would kill for, and worse—its new passengers might actually start trusting each other.
One ship. One shot. Zero clue what they’re doing.
Welcome aboard.
Keeping it? Not so much.
Captain Rask is broke, hunted, and very nearly out of oxygen. When a botched heist lands him a legendary ship with a damaged AI—and a crew of misfits who can’t agree on breakfast, let alone survival—he does what any half-decent pirate runs.
But The Meridian is more than a getaway vehicle. It’s carrying secrets the Empire would kill for, and worse—its new passengers might actually start trusting each other.
One ship. One shot. Zero clue what they’re doing.
Welcome aboard.
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Published February 23, 2026
About the author
Mark Voss
34 books1 followerMark Voss is the sci-fi alter ego of Jon Smith—a multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, and musical theatre librettist.
Jon/Mark had a suspiciously pleasant childhood involving table-top roleplaying, sunny holidays, and an obsessive love of all things fantasy and science-fiction. One broken bone, no braces, and only one heartbreak (not his). It all went very well.
He’s since written over 50 books for children, teens, and adults as Jon Smith, and—just to keep booksellers on their toes—writes crime fiction as Adi Flynn.
He lives near Liverpool with his wife and two school-age kids. When he grows up, he wants to be a librarian. Or a space pirate. Possibly both.
Jon/Mark had a suspiciously pleasant childhood involving table-top roleplaying, sunny holidays, and an obsessive love of all things fantasy and science-fiction. One broken bone, no braces, and only one heartbreak (not his). It all went very well.
He’s since written over 50 books for children, teens, and adults as Jon Smith, and—just to keep booksellers on their toes—writes crime fiction as Adi Flynn.
He lives near Liverpool with his wife and two school-age kids. When he grows up, he wants to be a librarian. Or a space pirate. Possibly both.
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