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By: Jeremy GosnelleBook Publisher: AuthorSolutions
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Underwater explorer and journalist Eric Rayner hasn't written a word since his wife Sara died almost one year ago. Instead, he's been drowning in self-pity and alcohol since the crash of the Boeing 747 that took Sara's life and that of 237 others. A marine biologist, she was traveling to Raja Ampat in Indonesia to study the sea life. It was the sea that cemented Eric and Sara's relationship.
Now, Eric only drinks and sleeps. But when Proteus Marine Research contacts him, he is intrigued. Th is mysterious marine research foundation located in Vero Beach, Florida, was founded by sixty-six-year-old Thomas Chandley, a cryptozoologist. Although skeptical, Eric learns about Chandley's unique connection to his late wife, and he agrees to become part of the Neptune project that will explore what might be the lost city of Atlantis.
As Eric fi nds himself once again thrust beneath the surface of the sea in search of adventure among the diverse coral reefs, he learns that the real adventure lies in finding himself.
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| Title of eBook: Neptune's Garden | |
| Release Date: 02-19-2010 | |
| Publisher: iUniverse.com |
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| Parent title | Neptune's Garden |
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| SKU | 9781450207089 |
| File size | 3661 |
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Neptune's Garden
Chapter One
The waves of desire in the world-ocean are intoxicating wine. -Sri Guru Granth Sahib
The orange glow of the sun disappeared under the clouds. Soon the clouds that had looked like snow-capped peaks became a dark blanket twinkling with starlight. With that, the easy radiance of the evening was defeated by the darkness of night.
Sara Rayner reached into her bag and rummaged through to find her passport. She flipped it open. Just beyond her many stamped visas was a picture of her husband, Eric. His smiling face looked back at her. Sara closed her eyes and dreamed of the gin-clear waters that awaited her where she would study the sea life around Raja Ampat in Indonesia. But sadness took precedent over excitement. Sara knew she would greatly miss Eric, and they had parted on a sour note. Thousands of miles away, hopping through a gigantic island chain, she had no real way to remedy the argument she and Eric had just before she left.
The Boeing 747 cruised at an altitude of 32,500 feet, gliding across the state of California and out above the open water of Monterey Bay, California. The pilot, Roger Wilstat, and his first officer, Markus Reely, chatted in the cockpit about life as airline pilots and the many adventures and joys of flying they had experienced.
Roger was forty-seven, which was old compared to many airline pilots. He had flown a large reconnaissance plane during the original Gulf War. A hefty oak and glass display in his home served as quarters to the many medals he had earned while flying secret operations in the war. Roger's greatest accomplishment was
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