Call of Destiny

<i>Call of Destiny</i> is a coming-of-age story about four college-age students struggling to find themselves in a very traditional-almost conformist-culture.<p> To high school senior Michael Gillen living on Earth in the late twenty-fifth century is a miserable existence. His parents always ride him for lacking discipline and ambition certainly a result of the long shadow cast over him by his older brother. Even worse the Gillen family's well-known and jaded history makes him an easy target for every bully that comes along.<p> No Michael can't wait until graduation so that he can finally flee his wretched life!<p> That's when the young man seizes the opportunity to realize his lifelong dream of exploring the stars. Just one problem: the prestigious university offering that chance is a military academy and he is anything but military-minded.<p> Meanwhile an evil tyrant has come to power far across the solar system quickly threatening the peace of Terrae Solaris.<p> Will the stubborn free-spirited and idealistic young man wash out before realizing his dream?<p> Will his family's past get the best of him? Can he keep his mind off other more enticing distractions?<p> Will he get his chance to set off into the stars before a terrible war breaks out?