Joshua Erickson suffers from autism. All traditional medicine has failed. Based on a small clue found in a family heirloom diary describing a mysterious tribe with healing powers, the Ericksons sacrifice their life savings on a trip to the deep Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
This journey turns into an adventure beyond anything the Ericksons ever imagined. Love of family is a powerful force. It calls forth the powers of the universe aristocracy with magickal abandon.
Stephen Beam is a native Californian. For many years he was a video game artist, starting out freelancing, then later employed full time at Interplay Entertainment. He created game art as diverse as Nintendo's Mario Brothers to realistic Star Trek worlds. He moved on to work as a graphic artist and web designer, creating games and presentations for various government services such as the Long Beach MWD and many VA hospitals around the country. He is now writing bizarre mixed genre fiction.