Checking for free downloads of 'The Vagrants' reminds me of when my little cousin tried to find entire manga series online – it always ends with pop-up ads and disappointment. Legitimate platforms don't give away recent
novels for free unless it's a temporary promotion. I'd feel guilty anyway knowing how much work goes into writing something this powerful. The scene where the radio broadcaster slowly realizes his complicity? Chills.
If budget's tight, try interlibrary loans or ebook rental services. Some indie booksellers do 'pay what you can' digital copies during special events. Alternatively, book swap communities might have physical copies circulating. The prose deserves to be read properly, not on some dodgy PDF with missing pages and weird formatting issues.