THOUSAND LIVES

River is only ten years old, an American boy with clear eyes and a rare contemplative look. But behind that ordinary appearance lies a great secret: River can remember his past lives, a soul's journey stretching across millions of years of history.

Journey back in time with the boy, becoming General Arion who sowed a terrible karmic debt in prehistoric times; embodying Prince Lyra of the merman kingdom deep under the sea; hiding as a Zen master witnessing heavenly secrets during the Three Kingdoms Period (China) and the Trần Dynasty (Vietnam); and even becoming a tormented diplomat in the heart of the Cold War.

Each life is not a separate story. They are pieces of a giant puzzle, arranged by an invisible hand. Each role—from a god, an artisan on Mars, to an animal paying its karmic debt—is a hard-won lesson about cause and effect, the choice between Good and Evil, compassion, and sacrifice.

And above all, all these ups and downs point to a single purpose, a sacred oath from the beginning of the universe that has now come time to be fulfilled. Through the account of a 10-year-old boy, ‘Thousand Lives’ opens up a map of the soul, a wake-up call for our time, and a journey to find the answers to the greatest questions: Where do we come from, and where, ultimately, will we go?