David Knight has been plagued by dreams his entire life, only to have all memory of them vanish when he awakens. Now the dreams are coming with more frequency, and they seem to be drawing him to the Amazon. A scientist with a PhD in ichthyology and a dedication to learning all he can about lungfish, whose existence dates back to the Devonian era, David is determined to see what the Amazon holds. His hopes seem about to be answered when Dr. Carlos Avila contacts him. It seems the Brazilian archeologist discovered the remains of a previously undiscovered species on a tributary of the Amazon, and he’d like nothing better than for David to join the expedition to see if more of the creature can be found. Of course David leaps at the opportunity and flies to Pesadelo Bay to join the mismatched team. Once there, he discovers not only does Dr. Avila have his own agenda, but a former conquest as well as a friend who’d saved his life years before are part of the team and are engaged to be married. Meanwhile, the need to sail up the Amazon to find what ... or who ... is calling him there has become more and more pressing, and David must decide which is the most important -- learning what Dr. Avila really is searching for, or finding the answer to his dreams?

Lagoon of Dreams

As soon as we boarded the Adelina, I went down to my cabin, stripped and tossed aside my clothes to be burned, then washed my body and hair free of all the blood. When I once again felt normal, I put on clean clothes and went up on deck.


“Fabricio.” Captain da Rosa pointed to the man and gestured for him to pay attention.


“Go catch something good for dinner.”


Fabricio nodded and retrieved a fishing rod. He baited the hook and cast the line over the side, and I joined him, asking with signs if that was all right. He nodded again, signaled I should keep quiet—which wasn’t a problem. After the events of the afternoon, I had no desire to speak to anyone—and teased the line.


Chapter 77