Boetema suddenly develops the ability to astrally project to other worlds unintentionally possessing the bodies of people light years away Inotu her inquisitive brother with a pension for trouble finds himself on the run after he&s caught eavesdropping on an illegal business deal between small town business tycoons & their cyborg bodyguard When Boetema accidentally gets someone hurt while in another girl&s body the siblings are forced to work together to solve the problems they&ve created on their planet & others AFAR is a coming-of age fantasy tale about two siblings Boetema can astrally project & her brother Inotu is forced to grow up when their reckless parents leave to work as salt shepherds Boetema is tasked with figuring out why she dreams she&s in other people&s bodies & in doing so makes matters worse on a planet hundreds of light years away Inotu struggles to become a confident & supportive brother while they&ve been left alone by their parents Poor sleep-deprived & on the run from a cyborg the siblings work together to overcome their own personal obstacles making their way across the desert to the thriving metropolis Yopan