A mysterious object in space. An archaeologist in search of answers. A cult hailing the end of the world. The Bridge awaits... Rex Walker always wanted to be like his father: a daring, adventurous man, traveling the world in pursuit of mysterious relics. Now Rex is the same age his father was when he disappeared without a trace. While teaching anthropology at a Boston college, Rex attempts to bury the past, until he discovers a hidden clue he can't ignore. With the help of his sidekick Marcus, a former student turned protégé, he teams up with an alien-obsessed billionaire, and they search for the fabled Bridge. As an unidentified object nears Pluto, speculation surges. The Believers, a fanatical cult, hail it as the homecoming of a distant alien race. Will Rex solve the puzzle before it's too late? Find out in Lost Contact , the first installment of The Bridge Sequence by Nathan Hystad, the best-selling author of The Event and Final Days . The Da Vinci Code meets Contact in this near-future SciFi thriller