My Years as a Space Pirate

From bankrupt noble to Empress of the Galaxy—Ruth's rise wasn't written in the stars, it was stolen at gunpoint. When a reporter asks how she conquered the Third Galactic Universe, the legendary Space Pirate Queen responds by drawing her enhanced artifact dagger: 'Hand over your money! Don't make me count to three!' What began with a single Letter of Marque became an empire built on plunder, cunning, and the kind of audacity that makes history. This is the untold story of how one woman turned piracy into power.