A novel of dreams and discovery where mysticism and indigenous wisdom clash with the power and authority of the Church and the Inquisition.After his wife's suicide, Uriel Romero is plagued by recurrent nightmares. One night, he dreams of being a Franciscan novice called Diego who is accused of heresy. The dream takes place in the seventeenth century and becomes increasingly vivid to such an extent that the protagonist doubts whether he is dreaming. In punishment for his sins, the novice Diego is sent to New Mexico to catechize the Apaches and arrives at a mountain that is strangely familiar to him. Isn't that where he once got lost chasing an owl? The threat of the Inquisition, the traps of reason, and the ironies of fate weave a labyrinth that always seems to lead to another dream. A book of dreams and adventures that you will not want to stop reading until the last page.