Robert Fulton flew as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1970. The events in this book were inspired by a singular event he experienced stepping from a bus onto a dimly lit street late one night in Saigon. As the bus departed his attention was drawn to a pitch-black lot across the street. It seemed to contain a presence; a large flock of birds perhaps, rustling and moving. An army vehicle that was being driven slowly up the street, turned into the dark lot, its headlights illuminating the edge of a large group of children; a hundred at least. Startled, they scattered all at once, disappearing further into the dark night.

After nearly a fifty-year career flying as a commercial helicopter and fixed-wing pilot, Robert wrote his first book, an aviation memoir. He is an award-winning speaker and storyteller and recently developed a script that was accepted by a major film studio for production. This book, a novel, is his second published work.

He and his wife live in Estero, Florida, and enjoy sailing their small sailboat on the Gulf Coast of southwest Florida searching for nature’s treasures and enjoying the unique sights and sounds of the tropics.