{"product_id":"2940158644054","title":"A Gathering Of Dreams","description":"Mount Taishan, China 1486 BCE\u003cbr\u003eThe first recorded comet, Lao-Tien-Yeh reaches Earth. Estimated today, from one of humanity's earliest written documents, to have been four times as bright as a full moon.\u003cbr\u003eAn old monk climbs Mount Tai to greet the new star. A chance encounter along the way, with something from his past, will introduce the monk to the tenets of Universal Truth ... Principles that will later become the foundation of Buddhism. He will not have the chance to tell anyone, for an ancient force has also awakened with the nightless day.\u003cbr\u003eIt will be another thousand years before the Buddhist doctrine is rediscovered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHanalei Bay, Hawaii Three Days Ago...\u003cbr\u003eWhile providing care for a newly adopted kitten, an accident occurs that blurs the lines between imagination and reality. Everything that has ever visited Calvin in dreams ... has come to visit. Every Grumpmuffin, Goblin, Adamsville Fairy, and Menehune expect to have their say. It has been a long time since a human has been in a position to have a conversation ... they intend to make the most of it. Harsh questions will be asked. Secrets will be shared. Truths will be revealed.\u003cbr\u003eA single thread that includes a childhood promise made to a grandfather, forever linked to a ragged old cat, weaves through time to connect the two instances. Like the Chinese monk before him, he also will not have the chance to tell anyone, for an ancient force once again stirs.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough Twain, Tesla, Barrie, Warhol, The Apollo 12\/Intrepid Landing Module, Perun--the Slavic God of Thunder, some quantum foam and a wee-bit of lost faith ... all make appearances ... it may not be enough.\u003cbr\u003eComet Lao-Tien-Yeh is now designated 12P\/Pons-Brooks, and it is fast approaching.","brand":"James Qualls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115715641584,"sku":"2940158644054","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158644054_p0.jpg?v=1764174964","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158644054","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}