In the world of Elipsom, the ability to Call?or summon objects?is a coveted, crucial skill, revered among its people as both a powerful tool and an essential way to sustain life. But despite an elite family history, a phenom for an older sister, a best friend who is set to join the Council of Callers, and his mother's steely insistence that he learn to Call, Quin doesn't have the gift?an embarrassment made worse when his mother gets his sister to cheat for him on his Calling exam.