The Gold Service

What kind of job could the Imperial Navy have for people like us? ??? Captain Osyen and his merry band of cutthroats and conmen were scratching out a living on the edge of Imperial controlled space. They were a ship full of degenerates, petty criminals, if not outright scum—so a full-blown Imperial Dreadnaught arriving to detain their ship seems like an overreaction. In exchange for not going back to prison, the Imperial Admiral works out a deal. The Empire needs some...contractors...to retrieve an object of religious importance, but they can't be seen to have their hands in it. So they hire out to some dangerous folk with blood-stained triggers, and they're willing to pay—in both pardons and coin. But between Osyen and his freedom is only the most lawless space in the entire galaxy, home of an old friend who may not be so happy to see him. To make matters worse, there's a rogue Imperial officer who seems dead set on ensuring they fail. ??? The Capital-verse just got bigger with this new thrilling action/adventure series. Join the colorful ensemble—a handsome conman, a snarky gunslinger, a prudent cyborg pilot, a reckless pixie of a bruiser, a cranky aging mechanic, a disgraced royal, and their young cabin boy of destiny—in an adventure that reviewers have praised as "...full of twists, turns and back-stabbing" and "...filled a Firefly-shaped hole in my heart..." Read less