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'''''The Pirate Hunt''''' is a short story by [[Dan C. Duval]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 21 December 2004.
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'''''The Pirate Hunt''''' is a short story by [[Dan C. Duval]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 21 December 2004. It was also included in the 2010 print anthology ''[[First Strike (anthology)|First Strike]]'', as "Pirate Hunt".
  
 
The story gained some notoriety for a factchecking/continuity problem: Set on [[Mica V]], it describes the planet as a jungle world whereas other sources consistently describe it as a barren planet with domed cities. The author admitted to not having been aware of this, having just picked any one periphery world from the maps to set his story on.
 
The story gained some notoriety for a factchecking/continuity problem: Set on [[Mica V]], it describes the planet as a jungle world whereas other sources consistently describe it as a barren planet with domed cities. The author admitted to not having been aware of this, having just picked any one periphery world from the maps to set his story on.

Revision as of 08:48, 31 January 2012

The Pirate Hunt
Product information
Type Short story
Author Dan C. Duval
Pages 11
Publication information
Publisher BattleCorps
First published 21 December 2004
Content
Era Civil War era
Timeline 8 April 3067

The Pirate Hunt is a short story by Dan C. Duval that was published online on BattleCorps on 21 December 2004. It was also included in the 2010 print anthology First Strike, as "Pirate Hunt".

The story gained some notoriety for a factchecking/continuity problem: Set on Mica V, it describes the planet as a jungle world whereas other sources consistently describe it as a barren planet with domed cities. The author admitted to not having been aware of this, having just picked any one periphery world from the maps to set his story on.

Teaser text

When you grow up in certain parts of the Periphery, you fight pirates, you deal with pirates, or you are forever afraid of the next pirate raid. But how can the circle be broken? Or, can it? Dan Duval explores the idea of this never-ending conflict.

Plot summary