Far Bridge

Author Robert Boxberger ISBN 9781943493050 An oppressive world government called the Wardens is eager to rid Earth of dissidents. The Wardens' drive for total social control is hampered by a powerful criminal organization known as the Cofradia. Annette Leon, a female anthropologist, lived with Tibetan nomads for two years. She discovers the legend of a parallel world. Rhys Morgan, a government botanist who seeks out new food plants, helps to feed a society struggling with the effects of climate change. However, Morgan's greatest goal is to escape the Wardens. Leon submits a scientific paper which includes a legend describing passage to a tangent world. The key is said to have been secreted in the Taklamakan Desert by an ancient Tibetan monk. Morgan, expert at survival in the semi-desert Edgelands, is enlisted by government agent David Bannerman to seek out the ancient hermitage and discover the validity of the legend. Leon, too learns of the government's scheme to rid the world popul