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A Mutiny of Pirates: Being an account of the Damn Shames and the search for the treasure of Chalcedon

The Damn Shames, a group of bikers-turned-pirates, find themselves at the center of a search for a legendary pirate captain’s treasure–a quest made deadly by politicians, privateers, and the uncaring vacuum of space.

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Kin

Kin loves stories. He always has. They’re part of his
fabric.

His older brothers spent hours crammed in their tiny
childhood home, trying to outdo the others’ wild tales, while little Kinnon
listened wide-eyed and absorbed every word. Teenaged Kin could hear through his
bedroom floor as his father roared out raucous tales of his galactic exploits
to his drinking buddies. Even now, adult Kin saturates himself with stories.

They’re his escape. They’re how he spends his precious
twenty-minute calls with Kile, home on Virga with his mother: reading together,
whatever local children’s stories Kin can pick up from planet to planet. He
snatches views of his favorite episodic shows when he can during late shifts on
Falcor. And at least once a month, he quietly convenes with Fray in the cargo
hold to watch a vid epic together.

Kin loves stories. All of them. Even the terrible ones. Most
of all, the ones about heroes.

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space pirate time! this chapter introduces our dear boy Kin, who isn’t technically mine, but… I’ll claim him anyway.