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Graduation Day

John Walker ()

Subgenre
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceMass DeathWar

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFound FamilySurvivalreluctant hero

Tropes

Military SFSpace OperaReluctant HeroFirst ContactLost ColonyHostile PlanetFound FamilyComing of Age

Themes

Coming of AgeLeadershipIdentityDuty vs EscapeWarSurvivalLegacy

Synopsis

Elias Renn thought his final weeks at Ignis Prime Academy would be routine. He was wrong. Assigned to the training vessel TNS Horizon, Elias expects one last exercise before graduation, far from expectations and the legacy he’s spent years trying to escape. It’s supposed to be simple. Safe. Then the attack comes. An unknown enemy strikes without warning, shattering the fleet and cutting the cadets off from command. Outgunned and isolated at the edge of known space, Elias is forced into leadership as the survivors fight to stay alive. What they uncover isn’t just an ambush, it’s proof of a threat the Terran Alliance isn’t prepared to face. Graduation was supposed to be his way out. Instead, it may be the moment he’s pulled into a war no one believes is coming.

Tags

Military Science FictionSpace AcademySurvival StoryFirst Contact