In Jamie McFarlane's latest tale, Smuggler's Dilemma, we discover that the Red Houzi is more than just a rag tag band of pirates. As a highly organized military that uses guerilla tactics in the main asteroid belt, they are decimating defenseless mining colonies, leaving behind destruction and devastation. No one can predict where or when they will show up, not even the great Mars Protectorate Navy, since they vanish into the deep dark of space as quickly as they attack.

Liam Hoffen and Nick James have returned from their last encounter grateful to be alive, but wondering how they will continue. Sterra's Gift is nothing more than a broken heap, strapped to a pile of ore. Shopping for a new ship is disappointing. Nothing can replace her, until a crazy old man introduces them to an old British warship named Hotspur.

News of Red Houzi attacks near their home spurs them into action and they set off in a desperate race to save their families. When a massive pirate fleet shows up, they discover they're impossibly outgunned and outnumbered. It always comes down to friends, family, and a sense of purpose. This crew has all of that and more.

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