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 gave myself a shake and strolled to the clerk who had assisted me. “Can you suggest a nearby restaurant?”


He looked up, bored. “Try Jantar de Pato. It’s on Rua 10 de Julho.”


I found the small café, and while I sipped my cacha?a—the distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice—and waited for my dinner, I considered what I’d have to do at Pesadelo Bay


I was determined to get the D’ilian’s hand back to my lover. Intense examination by any scientist worth his salt would reveal the hand was not from something of this planet. Since it had been found on a specific stretch of the Amazon River, the search would concentrate there, possibly leading to the discovery of the big Brachi. Frankly, I didn’t think my fellow Terrans were ready to learn aliens walked among us.


Chapter 113