W Michael FarmerW. 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 storis 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: Killer of Witches, 2016 Will Rogers Medallion Award winner, Mariana's Knight, 2017 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award winner for Historical Fiction, and Blood of the Devil, 2017 New Mexico-Arizona Award finalist for Adventure-Drama and Historical Fiction.

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