The Lightning Stones Condition:Like New born deaf on a Portuguese

born deaf on a Portuguese island steeped in legend and mystery

showcasing his technocratic approach

gobbles up hot chilis

chasing undiscovered happiness just around the bend

After having a nationally televised panic attack

The Lightning Stones Condition:Like New born deaf on a PortuguesePhilip Mercer, a preeminent geologist with a taste for international intrigue and danger, rides an elevator two thousand feet into the earth at the Leister Deep Mine in Minnesota. Mercer is there to visit his old friend and mentor, Abraham Jacobs, who is leading a research team to the deepest section of the mine for a groundbreaking study on climate change. But as Mercer approaches, he is stunned to hear automatic gunfire in the massive underground