Debatable Space

"Flanagan (who is, for want of a better word, a pirate) has a plan. It seems relatively simple: kidnap Lena, the Cheo's daughter, demand a vast ransom for her safe return, sit back and wait. Only the Cheo, despotic ruler of the known universe, isn't playing ball. Flanagan and his crew have seen this before, of course, but since they've learned a few tricks from the bad old days and since they know something about Lena that should make the plan foolproof, the Cheo's defiance is a major setback. It is a situation that calls for extreme measures. Luckily, Flanagan has considerable experience in this area . . ."--Page 4 of cover Flanagan has a plan. First, he will kidnap the Cheo's daughter, demand a vast ransom for her safe return, then sit back and wait. The Cheo is the ruler of the universe known to mankind. However, Lena isn't Cheo's daughter and Flanagan's plan is not as simple as he expected Flanagan, a type of space pirate, kidnaps Lena Smith, former President of Humanity, and uses her against her evil son Peter, the ruler of the universe also known as Cheo, who defies their plan