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Vagabonds: A Fallen Empire Novel
Sandy Decker had a problem. Well, multiple problems. Some good, some bad. Some pretty bad. The good problem is that she was up a whole bunch of credits and the title to an Azelia class yacht called Vagabond King. That was the good problem. The bad problem was that she was in debt to Daresh An-Jaska, Former Princeps in the Golden Legion, Grausian exile, and the biggest gangster in the sector. Not a money debt but a favor debt, one that she paid principle on doing favors in return. Dirty deeds that never seemed to pay enough, of course. That was until yesterday, when she found a line she couldn’t cross.
Today, faced with a brutal and violent death at the hands of Jaska, Sandy did what any good former spy would do. She told a story and sold a secret. Operation Marconi and the missing Terran Union battleship U.S.S. Resolute. Now it's good news, bad news.
The good Jaska bought the story.
The bad Jaska didn’t trust Sandy as far as she can throw a grat. So the mob boss put 'controls' in place to ensure her compliance. The kind that blew your head off if you didn't do the job.
Now all Sandy and the crew of the Vagabond have to do is follow a decade old trail to the Resolute, salvage the mission package for Operation Marconi, and find the objective—a secret location where the Old Empire produced their greatest weapon.
Today, faced with a brutal and violent death at the hands of Jaska, Sandy did what any good former spy would do. She told a story and sold a secret. Operation Marconi and the missing Terran Union battleship U.S.S. Resolute. Now it's good news, bad news.
The good Jaska bought the story.
The bad Jaska didn’t trust Sandy as far as she can throw a grat. So the mob boss put 'controls' in place to ensure her compliance. The kind that blew your head off if you didn't do the job.
Now all Sandy and the crew of the Vagabond have to do is follow a decade old trail to the Resolute, salvage the mission package for Operation Marconi, and find the objective—a secret location where the Old Empire produced their greatest weapon.
389 pages, Paperback
Published November 25, 2025
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December 9, 2025
This book was INCREDIBLE, I am so happy to find out it's going to be a trilogy!
Dirty Deeds: Vagabonds has a little bit of everything!
You get action, adventure as well as suspense.
I have whip lash from how quick and how many plot twist there were, and I loved every second of it! You get hooked at the very beginning and you stay that way for the duration of the story!
It was so different than any other sci fi book I have read. It's very out of the ordinary! in the best way possible!
I felt like I was watching a James Bond movie, with the whole spy aspect to it! The way author David Hensley writes made me feel like I could actually see all the events taking place! I found his writing to be very detailed, and get straight to the point! Before every chapter we always get where the chapter will take place as well as the date. Which is necessary because there is so much going on so it helps that we are told exactly where the chapters setting will take place! I love that touch!
For this to be David Hensley Debut Novel is absolutely astonishing and amazing! The skill of his writing style blew me away, as I said he made me feel like I was watching everything play out.
With someone who has ADHD it is incredibly hard for me to stay focused but I was able to lock in on this book. I finished it in a bout 3 days.
It is 400+ pages, I would have read in one sitting if I had the time!
This is a must read for sci-fi fans!
I highly recommend Dirty Deeds! I can't wait to see more from the incredibly talented David Hensley. SO excited for more books in this series!
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Dirty Deeds: Vagabonds has a little bit of everything!
You get action, adventure as well as suspense.
I have whip lash from how quick and how many plot twist there were, and I loved every second of it! You get hooked at the very beginning and you stay that way for the duration of the story!
It was so different than any other sci fi book I have read. It's very out of the ordinary! in the best way possible!
I felt like I was watching a James Bond movie, with the whole spy aspect to it! The way author David Hensley writes made me feel like I could actually see all the events taking place! I found his writing to be very detailed, and get straight to the point! Before every chapter we always get where the chapter will take place as well as the date. Which is necessary because there is so much going on so it helps that we are told exactly where the chapters setting will take place! I love that touch!
For this to be David Hensley Debut Novel is absolutely astonishing and amazing! The skill of his writing style blew me away, as I said he made me feel like I was watching everything play out.
With someone who has ADHD it is incredibly hard for me to stay focused but I was able to lock in on this book. I finished it in a bout 3 days.
It is 400+ pages, I would have read in one sitting if I had the time!
This is a must read for sci-fi fans!
I highly recommend Dirty Deeds! I can't wait to see more from the incredibly talented David Hensley. SO excited for more books in this series!
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March 23, 2026
This is a really good read. Incredible world building and characters with sharp dialogue and an engaging plot. I can’t wait for the next in the series.
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