Space pirates murdered his crew. Time for some payback. Cavalier Burns is the first mate on an interstellar freighter, and his only goal in life is to someday become the captain of his own vessel. That dream is shattered when pirates assault his ship. It is only by accident that he is left alive. Burning with hatred toward his shipmates' killers, he is willing to throw his life away if it means exacting revenge on the brutal aliens. All that changes when he learns he's not the only innocent on board the pirates' space station. Now, Cav must race the clock and find a way to get everyone off the ugliest base he's ever seen. Fans of furious space-going action and adventure will love this short space opera.