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

At this point, the air tank on my back did me absolutely no good. It just weighed me down. I shrugged out of the straps and let the current take me.


My ears began ringing and black dots danced at the edge of my vision. Just a few more yards…The presence closed in on me rapidly—I could feel it—and like Lot’s wife, in spite of myself, I half-turned to look behind me. Vibrations rocked me, the marine equivalent of a roar, and then suddenly the water pressure altered. Whatever it was bearing down on me struck my head, and my world went black.


I groggily roused to consciousness to the feel of a steady pressure starting at my waist and worked up over my ribs and spine to my shoulders as artificial respiration was performed on me. Why was someone performing artificial respiration on me?


Chapter 91