ONE OF 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.... "[A]n engaging tale of Western science fiction and engaging fantasy ... Fast-paced, energetic and fun; a dime novel for modern intellectuals... One of the best of 2011." -- Kirkus Revews "Drachman revives the [] genre with his rip-snorting, mind-boggling novel ... There's a lot going on in this teeming tome!" Peter Keough, The Boston Phoenix. "[Q]uite poetic! ... this book is a jolly good romp, pleasant to read and very entertaining." -- SF Crows Nest. "Blending in elements of fantasy and time travel ... The Ghosts of Watt O'Hugh is a humorous and fun adventure, recommended." -- The Midwest Book Review "Quixote-esque .... With stories of Chinese emperors, legends of magical creatures, the streets of 1870s New York and time-roaming gunmen of the Wild West[.]" - The Bethesda Gazette STEVEN S. DRACHMAN is a restaurateur, writer and critic whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Village Voice and The Chicago Sun-Times . He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. This is his second novel.