A man in his forties wakes in a park in San Diego with no memory of his name, his past, or how he got there. He finds a cowboy hat, black boots, an e-bike, and a gold medallion that talks. Who is he? Where did he come from?
Ride north, the medallion tells him. Visit the old missions one by one. At each, carry out a mysterious ritual. When you reach Sonoma, your memories will be restored, including those of a mysterious past. You will know who took them and why. Refuse, and I will stop your heart.
As he journeys, encountering a persistent assassin, meeting reanimated gods in his dreams, resisting being cast as a hero, and building new relationships across overheating California, he bears along the potent biochemistries needed for collective survival. But his strongest medicine is hope.
Craig Chalquist is the author of 20 nonfiction books at the intersection of psyche, story, place, and myth. A professor and lecturer, he holds an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy, a PhD in Depth Psychology, and a PhD in Philosophy and Religion. His Assembling Terrania Cycle is a series of hopeful speculative fiction tales. Visit his website at http://www.chalquist.com.