In a world where creation has forgotten Eden, every creature seeks its true name.
Into the poetically charged Rio Grande Valley comes Oracle, a legendary jaguar who carries the memory of the First Things—the day when Adam named the animals. Answering the final prayer of the last Texas jaguar, Oracle’s arrival awakens both beasts and humans to long-forgotten truths and joy-giving sorrow. ...
Gathering a circle of unlikely companions—a clever raccoon, a steadfast horse, a Cajun toad, and a manchild the birds have named Miracle—Oracle leads a quest stretching from wilderness to ranchland, borderland to riverbend, unveiling a Valley where trees hold memories, serpents keep secrets, and every creature has a part to play. Even those who rise against the jaguar as the new “lord of the Valley.” And the Cats of the Three Tribes—ocelot, bobcat, and long-lost jaguarundi—are called forth from darkness into destiny.
Yet the summons reaches beyond the wild. At Eden’s Bend, an ambitious rancher and a courageous zoologist wrestle with their callings—and their affections—as hidden wounds surface and old hopes stir. A hermit must confront his past. A child must brave a dragon-like evil while a humble vaquero couple vows to save him.
Blending magical realism, folklore, and a tapestry of poems, parables, proverbs, and prayers, the Jaguar Oracle series invites readers into a mythopoetic world where the word spoken in Eden is remembered, hope is tested and rekindled, and all are revealed for who they truly are.
Find your courage. Live your calling. Mend the world.
