The boy is a world-class athlete with a talented young mind, and his entire life ahead is ahead of him, but he suddenly finds himself in another world, fighting to find the power to return home. But does he even want to return home, if he can? What exactly is home, anyway?This is the story of young Cale Masterson, after he finds himself pulled into a world straight out of the fantasy stories and video games he enjoyed when he was younger. A star football and hockey player at his high school, and an Olympic gymnastics hopeful, Cale must use all he has learned and teach himself much more, learning to wield a sword and magic, if he is ever to fit in. He must also learn the answer to a most troubling question: as he finds his new world to be a fitting home, does he even want to return to Earth?Joining a group of adventurers, finding young love, becoming embroiled in the political schemings of a shady criminal organization, and uncovering a long-lost ancient race of beings, are all just stepping stones on the path to learning to wield the magic that could possibly return him to the world he hailed from. Cale takes readers on a journey of discovery, both outward and inward, and sets in motion events the results of which cannot be even suspected of yet.Will Cale survive in this new world?Will he find the power to return home?Will he be able to determine which home he belongs in?Will he finish what he starts?The answers might just lie within.Join Cale and see what happens when you pass through The Gates of Paradyse.
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