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

“Thanks,” I said to Cristovao after he’d rowed me back to the main site. He grunted and rowed back to the Adelina, where he’d help Fabricio begin preparations for that evening’s meal. I strolled into the clearing where the opening in the rock wall was located. We’d discovered many caverns branched off it, and just then, the entire party stood outside it.


“Nothing! We’ve found nothing,” Sam shouted, and I dodged in the nick of time as the piece of rock he’d hurled went sailing past my ear.


“Sorry.” But he didn’t sound it in the least. With each passing day, he’d become more and more desperate. “I didn’t sign on for this,” he snarled.


“What’s going on?” I asked Dinah.


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