Teralie is a princess. She's not a big important princess who'll be queen of the universe someday, just a small time princess from a small time planet. In fact, her only hope to become someone big and important is to get married to a big important man. She doesn't care about being important, but her father insists. On her voyage to her new home - and her new husband - she commandeers the ship and crew hired to transport her, and she spends the rest of her life navigating the stars. She meets many different species and makes many friends - and also enemies. Along the way, she and her fellow pirates fight against the classist system that currently rules the seven galaxies.