NAMED TO KIRKUS REVIEWS' "BEST OF 2011", NAMED "WINNER" IN THE FANTASY CATEGORY, INDIE EXCELLENCE BOOK AWARDS, 2012!
Watt O'Hugh III is a self-made man, Civil War vet, Time Roamer, former orphan of the New York slums and dime novel hero of the lost, magical West of the 1870s, and his adventures mark one of the most original, riotous literary fantasy novels in recent memory. When O'Hugh returns to New York as the star of a Wild West show, he thinks his ship has come in. But that's before he wakes up in a Wyoming penitentiary facing a murder charge, a corrupt Wall Street banker turned outlaw and a 2000-year-old Chinese mystery that could change the world forever. All he really wants is to woo Lucy Billings again, the woman he loved and lost in a gilded New York City before the War ....
Review
"NAMED TO KIRKUS REVIEWS' BEST OF 2011: [An] engaging tale of Western science fiction and amazing fantasy.... The cool hero's tale is told in charming, romping detail, from the magical adventurer's poor childhood in the Five Points and the Tomb[s], to his notorious, gun-toting dalliances in the Wild West and his wilder exploits through time itself .... Fast-paced, energetic and fun; a dime novel for modern intellectuals." -- Kirkus Reviews
"If you gave up on the feasibility of a Western/science fiction mash-up when Cowboys vs. Aliens tanked a few months back, give it another try. On the page at any rate ... Drachman revives the nascent genre with his rip-snorting, mind boggling novel .... [T]here's a lot going on in this teeming tome!"- Peter Keough, The Boston Phoenix
"Watt O'Hugh is a character for sure and an engaging narrator who will take you through fascinating worlds, meticulously researched .... Watt O'Hugh is cowboy fantasy noir and worth a read."- Mike Brotherton, author, Star Dragon and Spider Star (Tor Books)
"... a fine, literary mashup of cowboy adventure and science fiction magic that makes you wish you could meet its carefully hewn characters in real life."- Harold Goldberg, author, All Your Base are Belong to Us (Random House)
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"Love story, action-adventure, historical characters, time-travel science fiction - Watt O'Hugh has it all. A perfect read for those who like to delve into the realm of the offbeat."- Granville Burgess, screenwriter, Tales from the Darkside, playwright, Conrack
"... a vivid, fast-paced and unpredictable journey, keenly observed and lyrically presented[.]"- Helen Pfeffer, Contributing Writer, FilmCritic.com