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22nd out of 356 books
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Call of Destiny (One Small Step out of the Garden of Eden #1)
by
Robert Wagoner (Goodreads Author)
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...more
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...more
Paperback, 300 pages
Published
April 1st 2009
by iUniverse.com
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This is not going to be like the other reviews.
I stopped reading it 27% in.
The logical gaps and plot holes are just too massive to ignore to try and trudge forward for another 200 some odd pages. This constant focus of high school style love affairs is not only annoying and detracting from possibly good plot lines, but the protagonist, who annoys me more than any other character I've ever read, approaches stalker level annoyance.
I'm not going to pick it up again, I'm not going to try and get...more
I stopped reading it 27% in.
The logical gaps and plot holes are just too massive to ignore to try and trudge forward for another 200 some odd pages. This constant focus of high school style love affairs is not only annoying and detracting from possibly good plot lines, but the protagonist, who annoys me more than any other character I've ever read, approaches stalker level annoyance.
I'm not going to pick it up again, I'm not going to try and get...more
Call of Destiny was a fascinating read. With a few unexpected twists in the story, it was a hard book to put down, especially as the tension of the novel increased towards the end. The characters' struggles and challenges were very relatable, and being a fellow military man, I found the cadet's training an enjoyable read. It reminded me of my own training experience. The story had a lot of depth to it, and I'm looking forward to book two of the series.
After having won this book nearly a year ago, I carried it with me on several trips without finding time to read it until this past weekend, when I breezed through it in a day. It could use a good proofreading, and the characters and situations will strongly remind you of many other space-related books, movies, and TV shows - but it is generally entertaining and a very easy read. It appears to be the first book in a series - but the ending, while abrupt, didn't leave me wanting to run out and lo...more
Jun 25, 2009
J.M.
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Saw this on the Goodreads Giveaways and thought it looked neat.
This book was really good. The character development was very interesting and made me want to keep reading. As someone who generally isn't interested in science fiction, I liked this book because the people and their experiences were the focus rather than the science fiction. As a conservative person, there is one part in the book that would make me hesitate to recommend it to anyone under 16, although the content is pretty tame compared to what anyone would watch on prime time TV. I really like...more
I really enjoyed the book. The characters were well developed and the suspense really kept me turning the pages!! I hope to read more from this author.
Captivating and intriging. This was a "couldn't put down" book.
I think this book is rather unique for the genre, which I liked. It reminds me of a less hardcore catholic seafort saga book, and adds in parallels and symbols of the world war era which I really enjoyed. There's a lot of twists in the book and kept me interested throughout it. The society is unique compared to other books that I've read, which I found refreshing because it brought it out of your stereotypical sci fi society.
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At the age of four, Robert Wagoner watched the live broadcast of the Apollo 11 moon landing. He then spent his entire childhood following space exploration and dreaming of being an astronaut. A native of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region; he lives with his wife and children in New England, where he works for a technology firm.
In May, 2009, he released Call of Destiny, the first book in a series...more
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