The best way to describe his crew is as a mixed bag of stereotypes, characters we have seen or read about before, whether it be in science fiction, fantasy or even westerns, but despite this occasional feeling of 'see it all before' these characters work very well together. Except that Frey is much harder to like as he is so self-centred he would desert his crew in a moment if it was worth his while. In fact, think Han Solo (minus Chewbacca) and his feelings for the Millennium Falcon and you have a pretty good picture. Īt the beginning of the story we are introduced to Captain Darian Frey, owner of the Ketty Jay, a rather ugly looking skyship, but it is the thing he loves most in the world. It's going to take all his criminal talents to prove he's not the criminal they think he is.

He must face liars and lovers, dogfights and gunfights, Dukes and daemons. If he wants to prove it, he's going to have to catch the real culprit. That freighter was rigged to blow, and Frey has been framed to take the fall. Suddenly Frey isn't just a nuisance anymore - he's public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down.

Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes. So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. Frey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts.

Retribution falls by chris wooding