Captain Keiper Sim and the mercenary crew of the star ship, Sentinel have gone to the far reaches of the Zeta Quadrant to retrieve a package for the nefarious Popan Doa Ishoda. While en route to deliver the package, the come upon the abandoned transport vessel, Shadow Box. What starts out as a simple, by-the-book salvage becomes a reckoning for Sim and crew that none of them were anticipating. Because there is man, if you are able to find him, he will fight for you. His name, is Archibald Kingston.
I loved the tone of this story. It was fun and dark and had a lot of flair. If Douglas Adams and William Goldman conspired together to write part of The Princess Bride in space, it would probably feel something like this story. A great short read and I am very much looking forward to finding out more about our hero AND our villains!