Dreaming of Skyboats

Brock Slater, a naïve college graduate who thinks he knows it all is kidnapped, enslaved, and becomes lost in the vast Amazon rainforest. Battling the elements and deadly jungle creatures, he fights to stay alive. He's humbled at the realization that book learning doesn't count for much when it comes to survival skills.Neesa, an independent-minded young woman, possesses foresight but struggles to be taken seriously by the patriarchy of her isolated, uncontacted tribe. She recognizes the risk posed by outsiders and begs the clan elders to heed her counsel.When Neesa encounters the dying, blue-eyed stranger, she heals him and introduces him to her people. Together, Brock and Neesa prepare the tribe for the inevitable culture clash and invasion of civilization into their unspoiled home.