Space pirates, hidden treasure, scheming and swashbuckling — and while I didn't dislike reading it, it never entirely grabbed me, either. I think for me, it's just that while I recognize the conceit of "adventure on the high seas IN SPACE" as an attractive one for many, it's simply never particularly caught my interest. I'm not sure if that's because I'm not much into "adventure on the high seas IN WATER" tales and the switch to "…IN SPACE" isn't enough to make it work for me, or if I just find the conceit itself a little…well, silly. Not that solar sails and the like aren't scientifically sound, but the overly-literal application of the idea always feels a bit far-fetched. Anyway — the book isn't bad, it just isn't for me.