r/ARCReaders • u/CaptainGingerBrd • 10h ago
NA - Science Fiction The Space Pirated by JP Mars - Sci-fi Comedy/Space Opera - 1 Nov 2026
Blurb: They were Pirates. Space was an accident.
What happens when you take Eighteenth century pirates. One very unfortunate alien.
An interstellar vessel with inadequate security and a grudge.
The result is galactic history.
When a crew of Stuart-era pirates wake up aboard an alien spacecraft, they don’t have a crisis of identity. They have a ship. They take it. The universe, it turns out, is broadly unprepared for this.
A comedy series played completely straight. Nobody winks at the camera. The pirates think this is all perfectly reasonable. The galaxy disagrees and with mounting alarm.
Sinead "Sin the Bold" Boland has been called a thief, a traitor, a menace to shipping lanes. Nobody's ever called her a collectable — until an intergalactic smuggler hauls her crew off their own ship (along with the Royal Navy frigate chasing them) to sell to a dictator who collects sentient species like trading cards.
There's one problem: the smuggler stole the ship he's using, and never checked whether it had opinions about kidnapping. It does. As soon as it finishes a mandatory software update.
An ensemble-cast, comedic sci-fi adventure for anyone who thinks space pirates have gotten unfairly bad press. If you are fans of Science Fiction like Jamie McFarlane, or Julia Huni's Tales of a Space Janitor, this should be right in your lane. Warning! -> Not as funny as Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett.
TRIGGERS:
- Flashback to infant mortality. (Off screen).
- References to violence and killing - they are pirates after all with a different moral compass.
- Women in charge of a pirate ship full of men. (May trigger some!)
Exact date of publication: November 1st 2026
ARC is open now. ARCs will close by October 15th to allow time for me to review/amend any issues/suggestions.
Sign up for the ARC here: https://thespacepirates.net/
After sign up, you'll be brought to Book funnel where you can download the format you prefer. You'll also be able to download a copy of a Short Story set in the Space Pirates universe. (PLEASE NOTE: This is set AFTER the events of Book 1 and will contain a massive spoiler).
Once you sign up for the ARC, you'll be send 3 emails (sort of like Scrooge's ghosts, but friendlier) 3 days apart. These will have the links to Amazon and Goodreads if you wish to submit a review, and my personal email in case you have any concerns/ questions/ comments you wish to let me know about privately.
ARC is available in all countries.