In a future Earth newly awakening to the lost wonders of Mars, linguist James Dalton confronts an exhibit that seems to rewrite human history: a preserved mummy labeled "Man From Earth," alongside a recovered Martian record said to preserve the oldest surviving trace of human speech. With archaeologist Dr. Oliver Thwaite, he is drawn into a mystery where language, memory, and origins blur, and where the past may have been known first by alien hands. But when the recording is played, its strange Martian sounds give way to an ancient Earth voice so unnerving it feels less like a message than a summons. Shaken by what he has heard, Dalton returns to his work only to find Thwaite gone, then follows him to the Amazon, where the trail leads into a jungle hunt for the force behind the recording: the currupira, a terrifying, will-bending presence from folklore and perhaps something far older. In the mato, Dalton and his guide Joao face a psychic assault that can be resisted only by an ancient reed flute, turning music into a weapon against darkness. The Record of Currupira becomes a haunting adventure about discovery, terror, and the human power to answer fear with creation. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.