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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DogIn the end, desire carried the day.
As it should be, Dog thinks, resting one hand behind their
head, against the wall. Their other hand is tucked around Dragon like a safety
harness, holding her close to them. Their heartbeat has finally stabilized, but
they still aren’t over how close they came to losing her. Again.Dog’s own myriad desires kept their mouth shut while the
Damn Shames bickered back and forth a while, before Riph finally said “rich
heroes” enough times and it struck the right chord for each of them. For Rahab,
it was a desire to be rich; for Kin, a desire to be a hero to that dead man
Tarsus, and probably a whole bunch of other people. Nobody else really needed
convincing.Good, Dog thinks, chucking Dragon under the chin until she
looks at them. They tell her with a glance: The Damn Shames will take us where
we want to go.
I think this is my second favorite illustration ever. in this installment, there’s a Dragonfly, and it’s a sexy spaceship.