It’s a grand adventure!  The action never stops.  What a fabulous vehicle for the memes of history ....  The Jericho River provides a genuine service and benefit -- in a package that is wholly entertaining….
         -- A. A. Attanasio, Nebula-nominated author of the Radix Tetrad novels

The Jericho River is both a fantasy and a history of Western Civilization. It’s a magical tale: a story of centaurs and angels, pharaohs and scientists, slaves and priestesses. But it’s also an exploration of our past, from the dawn of civilization to the age of computers and skyscrapers.

The Jericho River flows through an enchanted world shaped by myth and history. Young Jason Gallo sails the river on a dangerous quest to rescue his father. He battles minotaurs and pirates, flees barbarians, stumbles into mummies’ tombs, and outwits fairies, philosophers, and scientists. Along the way, Jason discovers hidden talents and untapped reservoirs of will—strengths he’ll need to face his greatest foe: his father.

Jason’s tale, however, is more than a personal story.  The Jericho River flows like a timeline, carrying the young man through historic lands like Sumer, Ancient Greece, Napoleon’s Europe, and many others—all in chronological order.  So the story traces the history of Western Civilization, starting with its roots in the ancient Near East.  Jason’s father is a professor of history, and pithy excerpts from his lectures and writings outline the historical journey.  Professor Gallo reveals the truth about Cleopatra, King Arthur, and the “fall” of the Roman Empire.  He explains why Eve was created from Adam’s rib and how Snow White began as a promiscuous goddess.  And he uncovers the origins of the cat and of coffee, chivalry, the Internet, the Atlantis myth, and much more.