Espiridion

Unlike DOPS I - III, DOPS IV focuses largely on Abel and his travels through hidden regions of the Amazon Basin, a region as large as the continental United States where mysteries still abound in the form of hidden temples, buried cities, giant critters and mind-bending time-shifts. Determined to better understand the legacy of his legendary family, the "Deliverers" who appear every few hundred years and are collectively known as the "Espiri", Abel seeks to better understand himself as...
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Unlike DOPS I - III, DOPS IV focuses largely on Abel and his travels through hidden regions of the Amazon Basin, a region as large as the continental United States where mysteries still abound in the form of hidden temples, buried cities, giant critters and mind-bending time-shifts. Determined to better understand the legacy of his legendary family, the "Deliverers" who appear every few hundred years and are collectively known as the "Espiri", Abel seeks to better understand himself as well as his beloved older twin, who was "defected" only to re-surface outrageously on film and TV screens everywhere. Meanwhile, in Pilothead Sound and the rest of the Quad, Cass and Lawrie must deal with the unwelcome ongoing mystery of the Yellow Poppy Journal--as well as the unwelcome re-emergence of the creatures that inhabit the tunnels mapped by its contents. Cass at long last reveals the secret that has caused him such pain for so long, and Lawrie's reaction is a mixed bag indeed, for it forces him to come to terms with the confusing feelings he's had for awhile toward his often-exasperating housemate...but, even more traumatic is Cass's exploration of his own emotions regarding the revelation, and his fears that Lawrie may ultimately feel the need to put distance between them in order to sort things out. Filled with unexpected twists and turns, DOPS IV is completely different from the preceding books in the series, as its one-word title attests; it introduces characters who are both legendary and long missing, and culminates in a partial answering of Abel's most fervent prayer...along with the revelation that even Pilothead Sound's most beloved landmark is in no way what it seems!