Scoundrels. Super Great Challenge Stories, #41

Being a small in a big universe requires cleverness, inventiveness, and a certain moral flexibility in this story by the author of the Moreau Society series. Turned out, when humans found their way into the wider universe, that most space-faring species boast the sort of stature not seen on Earth since the megafauna of the ice age and the giant dinosaurs that once walked the planet. Captain Jack Hawkins and the crew of the Lantern set course for the planet Yellow Lakes hoping to solve an immediate cash flow problem.
Jack trusts his instincts in most things. He knows he can make it work-as long as everyone has a little faith. Ryan M. Williams' Scoundrels, is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting.