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

Oh, my God, I was…I blinked, suddenly lightheaded. In my body, cells had split and split again, and now a tiny fetus was developing. I’m—and then I tumbled into the void. 39


I regained consciousness lying on our bed, roused by an enticing aroma. This time, when my stomach rumbled, I knew it was in protest at being so empty.


David, are you with me?Ric’u sounded concerned, as well he should after dropping a bombshell like that on me.


Always. Are you going to give me dinner?


I parted my lips, then snapped them shut again. You’re not going to feed me worms, are you?


Another time then.The big Brachi had the nerve to sound amused.


No other time! Now, what are you feeding me?


Okay.I reached for a piece of the roasted meat and devoured it in three bites.


You won’t eat a worm, but you’ll eat a rodent.


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