Starmen

STARMEN by Francis Hamit is a literary experiment that incorporates many genres to tell one long story - a wild adventure narrative that uses Western, Detective, Spy, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Political Intrigue, and Romance stories set against Apache and other Native American culture and myths, plus Quantum Mechanics. String Theory, and Moral Philosophy. The story begins when a huge balloon appears over El Paso, with entertainers who may actually be Confederate secret agents. At...
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STARMEN by Francis Hamit is a literary experiment that incorporates many genres to tell one long story - a wild adventure narrative that uses Western, Detective, Spy, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Political Intrigue, and Romance stories set against Apache and other Native American culture and myths, plus Quantum Mechanics. String Theory, and Moral Philosophy. The story begins when a huge balloon appears over El Paso, with entertainers who may actually be Confederate secret agents. At the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1875 El Paso, they always try to do right even if that may not be entirely legal. They are the forerunner of the FBI. The Apaches are fighting a losing battle against White domination. The Pinkertons seek bad men wanted dead or alive. They encounter a Western theme park for tourists from other worlds who are too quick on the draw and must use all of their ingenuity and skill to save a client's life by combining traditional Magicks with Engineering and other science. Further complications ensue with psychic quantum entanglements between some of the witches, and the romances of two sisters who are also Pinkerton Detectives as well as White Witches. Other witches are entangled in the Demimonde, the floating world of sex that was a path to prosperity for many women in the 19th Century. (Some readers may be offended by some scenes and dialog although none of it is graphic.) This is a long book, more than 183,000 words.