the Story
Paleontologist Peter Campbell is content working among his dinosaur bones in the basement of the Denver Museum of Natural History. When his love interest Jazmin Rivera, an accomplished botanist, disappears in the uncharted jungles of southern México with the vulnerable Lacandón tribe, he must travel into an ancient land clouded by legend and mystery to find her.
Entering a tangled Chiapan landscape that mirrors the darkness within himself, Campbell must escape the Mexican Special Forces trailing the tribe, and an ancient foe who has pursued him through past incarnations. With the guidance of an enigmatic Maya shaman, Chan, Campbell must face his fears and find his true self in the House of the Jaguar.
Set in a brilliantly conceived world threatened by corruption and greed, Na Bolom: House of the Jaguar questions the realities we create, and challenges the conventional wisdom that the Earth may be used however we desire.
testimonials
"The book is well-crafted and successfully blends imagination and insight, past and present. Highly recommended for those who want a rattling good adventure story that also makes you think a little deeper, especially about mankind's relationship with the natural world."
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BIO
Forrest Hayes’ experiences in Chiapas, México in the 1980s and 1990s rattled around in his head, inspiring a short story that morphed into a novel. He resides in Prescott, Arizona.