Starship Blackbeard Read online

  “I’m struggling to understand that myself, sir.”

  “Good, then the admiral will surely be caught unawares. And that’s why I’m not expecting Dreadnought or anyone else but one puny little destroyer.”

  Plus the orbital fortresses, of course, but no need to point out this minor obstacle.

  He dried his left ear and tucked in his com link. “Jane, how far are we from Hot Barsa?”

  Jane’s cool voice came through. “Thirty-two hours and fifteen minutes.”

  Drake smiled at Tolvern. “Barely half a billion miles to go. Another few hours undetected and it will be too late for anyone to stop us. We’ll drop down, grab the goods, and make a run for it. Head for the hills, as they say.”

  “Just like that, sir?”

  “Just like that.”

  “I trust you,” she said.

  “Good. Smythe and Barker were supposed to put together a simulation of how this ship will perform in battle, given how we’ve messed around with her. Let’s go to the bridge and see what they’ve got.”

  “Yes, sir.”

  Drake put a hand on her shoulder. “It’s time to see what Blackbeard can do.”

  -end-

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  Table of Contents

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-One

  Chapter Twenty-Two

  Chapter Twenty-Three