Paperback, 144pg

A Faustian Western set against the backdrop of the 1926 Yaqui Indian revolt in the rugged and mystical Bacatete mountains of Sonora, Mexico. For three days, several thousand Yaqui Indians kidnapped Mexican President Obregon, demanding land and liberty promised to them. To this day, NO historian knows exactly what happened, who was involved, and why. Charlie O'Brien, a restless, idealistic, American expatriate, made a deal with British Industrialist Lord Wentworth for money and power to save the world. Charlie instantly became a world-famous scientist, politician and revolutionary artist. He also spent several years with the highly-spiritual Yaqui Indians and a very special Native nurse-practitioner. Charlie fought for the underdog in countless revolutions, until he found himself in the middle of the Great War in Europe. Only then did he see that the O'Brien inventions meant to improve the human condition were being used to kill and maim millions. Only then did he find out that the deal was too good too be true - Lord Wentworth WAS the devil incarnate, and Charlie was Satan's favourite lieutenant. By 1917, Charlie wants out, no matter what the cost. The most highly decorated soldier of the Allied Army deserts, seeking a return to Sonora, to the haven created by the Yaqui mystics, and to his old flame. The problem - the pilgrimage back home takes nearly a decade, blocked by Charlie's involvement with other revolutions, other underdogs, and a one-way love affair with Wentworth's daughter, a socialite who wants to be a social revolutionary. The manhunt is vicious, particularly when it comes to people Charlie gets close to. The final showdown comes when Wentworth manipulates the Mexican government to attack the defiant and undefeated Yaqui nation. The final showdown between Charlie and Wentworth takes place in the “huya aniya”, the Yaqui parallel universe “dream” world which influences all human “reality”.