The operator. The spy. The grunt.
David W. Hensley writes people who get the job done or die trying.

Military SF, military fantasy, urban fantasy, and post-apocalyptic fiction — three novels, twelve stories, big damn heroes doing what big damn heroes do.

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Ghostship: Derelict

It was supposed to be a simple rescue mission—supposed to be. If Corporal John Harden had learned anything from his time in the 1215th Legion, it was that no mission went the way you expected.

The Mission: Board the derelict cargo hauler DFMS Lumo, rescue any survivors, secure the vessel for return to the closest Dagdan Federation Port, and return safely to the Dagdan Federation Battlecruiser Nathanial B. Hughes.

Now, he’s trapped aboard a derelict cargo hauler, low on ammo, and running out of options. Not the best showing for a freshly minted fire team leader.

Does he have enough grit, enough skill, or enough luck to bring him and his fire team back alive?

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Meet David W. Hensley

David is an East Coast Hepaw born and raised in southwest Colorado. The town of Dolores, to be specific. He’s been to a lot of places and done a lot of things since then, including cowboying in the Utah desert, twenty years as an Aviation Structural Mechanic for the United States Navy, and a brief misguided hitch as a DoD contractor. Whether on horseback in the desert or troubleshooting helicopters on the flightdeck he’s been obsessed with storytelling. An obsession that is finally starting to pay for itself.

David W Hensley
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