Late one evening in downtown Seattle, Mel Gray Eagle meets Jenny Mayor, a disarming and enthusiastic member of a bizarre new millennialist subculture. Jenny introduces him to a handful of her colorful friends and he soon discovers shocking secrets about each one of them.
Earth as destiny is redefined through futuristic science, twists in time, spiritual revelation, earth-changes, magical wonders, nightmarish events in late 1800's Seattle, a magnificent machine that spans time and hyperspace, and the wisdom of an ancient Nez Perce hero.
"Descending Circles Ascending Earth" is a dramatic science fiction novel of high adventure and inspiration. It is an alternate history within which humanity encounters two alien races, part of a vast interstellar community. Humanity is given the choice to join that community with all that implies.