Beam Pirate

Mark Kingman, a sharp‑witted attorney at Terran Electric, finds himself trapped in a web of corporate rivalry and technical dead‑ends. The solar beam that powers the colonies—especially the lucrative Venus Equilateral network—has hit an unexpected barrier known as the Channing Layer, and the legal loopholes that once protected his company now threaten to ruin it. As power shipments stall and the balance of interplanetary commerce teeters, Kingman wrestles with his own doubts, his sense of betrayal, and a growing thirst for revenge.

Amid humming relay stations on Luna, Deimos, Phobos, and the orbiting platforms around Venus, the story unfolds against a backdrop of futuristic engineering marvels and strained alliances. Kingman’s keen mind and legal expertise drive him to devise a daring plan that could shift the fortunes of the entire solar‑beam system—if he can outmaneuver both his corporate rivals and the stubborn physics that stand in his way.