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

I drew on a pair of undershorts, tossed back the covers on my bunk, and stretched out on it. Wooing sleep was also useless, so I stared at the ceiling and pondered what I had or hadn’t seen when I’d dove through the silent depths of the Lagoon of Dreams for Carlos’s artifacts…


It was with a shock I heard my crewmates calling soft good nights to each other. I had been so lost in thought I hadn’t realized the passing of time. Silence fell over the old boat, disturbed only by the sounds of her settling in for the night. I sighed and turned onto my side. Morning would come soon enough.


I breathed deeply and steadily until my eyelids grew heavy and finally slid shut.


Chapter 93