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

Ric’u swam through the passage and out into the lagoon with me clinging to the cartilaginous spines that ran from the base of his neck to the curve of his rump, extending on to that sinuous tail. A meter or so below the surface, I released my hold, and he turned to embrace me.


Go, now, David. I will see you soon. A final kiss had him breathing air into my mouth so I could comfortably rise the last few feet, and then he disappeared into the murky depths of the lagoon.


I stared after him until I realized I’d need to breathe very soon, so with a kick of my feet, I rose to the surface. I could hear shouts of concern from the boat.


“Ahoy, Adelina. Here I am.” I couldn’t postpone my return any longer.


“Hold on, DoutorKnight. I bring the Adelinaover to you.” Captain da Rosa began shoving Ulisses and Fabricio, ordering them to get the boat underway.


There was no need for me to wait for them.


Chapter 99