SOME SHIPS ARE BUILT TO FLY.
OTHERS ARE BUILT TO BREAK THE RULES.
For once, the crew of the Meridian are ahead.
No debts, no pursuit, and no reason to take the next job.
Then the Empire notices them.
Deep within the Core Systems, something has been waiting. Built to predict behaviour, shape outcomes, and quietly decide how history unfolds, it knows far more about Rask than it should.
Getting close to it will be difficult. Getting out again might be impossible.
Because this time, the problem isn't firepower or strategy.
It’s that every move they make is exactly what someone expected.
And the only way to win… is to stop making sense.
Mark Voss writes out-of-this-world science-fiction with humour and heart.
Expect sharp dialogue, big set pieces, and the occasional moral crisis—usually timed for maximum inconvenience. The Vossiverse spans interconnected, stand-alone series, perfect for readers who like their starships scrappy and their satire properly pointy.
A sardonic space pirate novella with stolen treasure, solo missions, and very bad decisions.
Rask never wanted to be a hero. He barely qualifies as a pirate.
But when he stumbles across a derelict cargo skiff with a classified Imperial crate inside, he does what any self-respecting lowlife would do: steals it and runs.
Now hunted by everyone from bounty guilds to the Empire’s least competent officers, Rask finds himself navigating shady outposts, malfunctioning AI, and one increasingly sarcastic ship.
There’s no crew. No plan. And absolutely no chance this ends well.
The Last Corsair is a fast, funny, gloriously unwise sci-fi caper and the perfect introduction to the Space Pirates! series.