Kanske 2008-novellen Debatable Space av Philip Palmer , publicerad i Tyskland som Zone ? Enligt den nedan angivna blurben handlar det om en rymdpirat som kidnappar en slags galaktisk prinsessa, dottern till den "despotiska härskaren av det kända universum". Det är den första boken i Palmers Debatable Space Universe serie med tre böcker ; De andra två titlarna i serien är Red Claw och Version 43 .
Flanagan (who is, for want of a better word, a pirate) has a plan. It seems relatively simple: kidnap Lena, the Cheo's daughter, demand a vast ransom for her safe return, sit back and wait.
Only the Cheo, despotic ruler of the known universe, isn't playing ball. Flanagan and his crew have seen this before, of course, but since they've learned a few tricks from the bad old days and since they know something about Lena that should make the plan foolproof, the Cheo's defiance is a major setback. It is a situation that calls for extreme measures.
Luckily, Flanagan has considerable experience in this area . . .
