In the wild, unexplored lands of Peru lies a sacred town called Bedlam. It stands at the very border of a mysterious forest, in the depths of which grow cinchona trees, or cinchonas, the bark of which is the only known cure for malaria. It is there that Merrick and Clem go to find and secretly export cinchona cuttings to create a plantation. South America appears in its mysterious beauty: exploding trees with snow-white wood, lamps made of shining pollen, moving statues and rocks made of pure glass... Magic intertwines with reality culture and history of the Incas, plunging the reader even deeper into the incredible adventures of heroes among living myths.