On a Beam of Light: A Novel (K-Pax Book 2)

Five years after disappearing from the Manhattan Psychiatric Institute and leaving his host body in a catatonic state, the being known as prot (rhymes with goat) has returned. Over sixteen sessions with psychiatrist Gene Brewer, prot reveals he has come back to escort a chosen few to his home planet, K-PAX, an idyllic world free of pain and suffering. Prot offers insights into curing human suffering, and his ideas have made him a celebrity, with many people wanting to follow him home. Dr. Brewer, however, recalls his earlier discovery: another person exists within prot's personality—Robert Porter of Montana. The origins of prot and the nature of Robert's illness remain mysteries rooted in Robert's fractured psyche. Dr. Brewer must work to uncover the secrets of Robert's traumatic past to save his patient and potentially prevent others from following prot away from Earth.