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HE SET OUT TO FIND HIMSELF. FATE FOUND HIM INSTEAD. High school senior Michael Gillen, living on Earth in the late twenty-fifth century, can't wait to flee his wretched life But when he sets out to a military academy to fulfill his lifelong dream of exploring the stars, things go from bad to worse. Will the stubborn, free-spirited, and idealistic young man wash out before realizing his dream? Will his family's past get the best of him? Can he keep his mind off other, more enticing distractions? Will he get his chance to set off into the stars before a terrible war breaks out? "The book has...

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