Alfred Russel Wallace hurled himself into the fever-drenched heart of the Malay Archipelago in 1854—a world ablaze with life, dazzling, savage, and prodigiously diverse. To witness his journey through God’s eyes is to gaze upon a living tapestry, every thread shimmering with intention, every creature a singular brushstroke of unfathomable ingenuity. The world he entered was no accident—it was an epic poem.