Paco Ahlgren has traveled the world, examining the connections between modern scientific theories and ancient traditions and cultures.

His first novel, DISCIPLINE, is a confluence of these passions.

Ellison took deep breaths, sobbing, sending clouds of vapor into the freezing air, his body trembling—as much from terror as from the cold. He hung over the tub in the dark bathroom, semicircles of fatigue under his eyes. A droplet plummeted from the faucet and exploded into the half-full tub...