Secrets and Starships

F14/100

Web serial by L.E. Lauri

Ongoing244,773 words · 109 chapters · 2025

Royal Road

4.40

215 ratings

Heath was piloting the Wandering Loon on a cargo run through deep space when a freak astral storm destroyed his plans. Limping into port in a barely-functional ship, every seasoned spacer agrees the smart move is to sell the Loon for parts and start fresh. Heath refuses. Determined to restore the ship and preserve his uncle's legacy, he assembles a new crew and seizes any opportunity — from dabbling with smugglers to supplying frontier explorers — to make it as independent haulers. But life on the Rim demands constant growth: get strong enough to defend themselves or get crushed. And what Heath has inherited may be far more dangerous than just a starship and a dream.