About
W. Michael Farmer learned about the rich mosaic of historic figures depicted in his books while living in Las Cruces, New Mexico for fifteen years. He has a Ph.D. in Physics and has conducted atmospheric aerosol research. He has published short stories in anthologies, won awards for essays, and published essays in magazines. His first novel, Hombrecito's War, won a Western Writers of America Spur Finalist Award for Best First Novel in 2006 and was a New Mexico Book Award Finalist for Historical Fiction in 2007. His novels include: Hombrecito’s Search, Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright: The Betrayals of Pancho Villa, Conspiracy: The Trial of Oliver Lee and James Gililland, and Killer of Witches, the Life and Times of Yellow Boy, Mescalero Apache.
Featured Work
Killer of Witches, The Life and Times of Yellow Boy, Mescalero Apache
Killer of Witches is a powerful story; truth told with fiction that transports the reader to a different background, culture, history, time, and religion. It is the other side of Apache history lived by a people fighting the tsunami of Americans migrating west and the terrors of their supernatural insights.
Other Works
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Conspiracy, The Trial of Oliver Lee and James Gililland
2014
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Broken Promises
2014
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In Good Company, Volume nine, A Book of Secrets
2013
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Hombrecito's Search
2012
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Maud Wright
2012
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Death and Life at Aqua Pieta
2012
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Outlaws and Lawmen
2012
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Hombrecito's War
2011
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Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright, The Betrayals of Pancho Villa
2011
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In Good Company, Volume eight, Death Track
2010
Awards and Recognition
- Hombrecito's War 2006 Spur Finalist for Best First Novel
- Hombrecito's War 2007 Finalist for New Mexico Book Awards Best Historical Fiction
- The Agnes L. Braganza Award for Nonfiction, Second Place, "Life Behind the Counter", 2010 CNU Writer's Conference
- The Agnes L. Braganza Award for Nonfiction, Second Place, "Life's Leftovers," 2011 CNU Writer's Conference
Press and Media Mentions
- Ruidoso News, Book Review, "'Killer of Witches' features history of Mescalero Apache warrior," 23 October 2015
- Ruidoso News, Interview, "Historical novelist seeks Mescalero readers," by Dave Tomlin, 6 November 2015
- Chronicle of the Old West, Book Review, "Killer of Witches," reviewed by Phyllis Morale-de la Garza, October 2015
- Daily Press, Book Review, "Fiction delves into history of Apaches," reviewed by Christina Verderosa, 1 December 2015
- Roundup Magazine, Book Review, "Killer of Witches, The Life and Times of Yellow Boy, Mescalero Apache," reviewed by Harlan Hague, December 2015
- True West Magazine Book Review for "Killer of Witches," entitled "Ride with the Apaches", reviewed by Vonn McKee
