Book II of Planet Pirates. When pirates attack the space liner on which she is a passenger, Lunzie doesn’t panic.  She makes it to a lifeboat and decides not to worry:  She’ll spend a month or two in cryogenic stasis while awaiting rescue, then proceed with her life…but…it might not be a month or two…https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/generation-warriors-anne-mccaffrey-and-elizabeth-moon-2/