Seeker Four: The Pirate Invasion (Voyages of the Seeker Book 4) by Clint Hollingsworth

Is the Seeker crew engaged in a rescue—or in a posthumous retrieval?

What begins as an attempted rescue may end in the slow, torturous death of the entire Seeker crew.

The E.S.S. Wanderer is missing, and the Seeker is sent to find her. The situation is even worse for acting-ensign Tanner Voss: his sister Val and his AI father are on the missing ship. Meeting new alien species, Tanner and the rest of the crew find that the area has been over-run by pirates who tear apart starships and enslave crews.

Tanner will soon find out about this enslavement first hand. Half-human and half-alien, acting-ensign Voss will bring every surprise skill at his disposal for his survival and the survival of his crew.

This fourth in the Voyages of the Seeker series will keep readers on the edge of their seats as Tanner and his team strive to stay alive long enough to escape from the brutal Kalikak pirates

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

First human-alien hybrid? 160 years in stasis? Could either of these have to do with 3rd-year cadet Tanner Voss being included on Earth’s greatest mission to the stars?
The side effects of coming out of stasis might be what Cadet Voss’ commanders are interested in. Is Tanner being used for some purpose which will shorten his career abruptly, or does he have a future with the Deep Space Initiative? Are the DSI’s enemies all on the outside, or are some on the ship?

Half human and half alien, Tanner is no stranger to being an outsider. Turns out his Laldoralin alien father is behind Tanner’s early promotion.

Can Tanner trust the motives of an absent father he hasn’t seen for 150 years – and then some?

This young cadet has a lot to learn about space, alien worlds, working with others on a spaceship, figuring out who is really out to get him, and coming to terms with his own abilities.