In the scarlet star

In 1930 El Paso, science-fiction enthusiast John Stewart meets Jimmy Miles, a hungry, restless electrical engineer with an extraordinary story to tell. Miles has spent nearly all his savings on a massive red crystal shaped like a five-pointed star—an object unlike anything known to chemistry, reportedly unearthed from ancient ruins in the Chihuahua desert.

What begins as a curious conversation over lunch soon becomes an invitation into a mystery involving forgotten civilizations, strange technology, and the deepest origins of humanity. As Stewart listens, the ordinary world of pawnshops, power plants, and desert relics gives way to a far more unsettling possibility: that the scarlet crystal may be connected to a vanished age when mankind was still struggling toward fire, tools, and survival. Blending scientific speculation with rugged adventure, the story promises prehistoric danger, bold discoveries, and an imaginative journey into the remote past.