Morality: Book Two-The Peacemaker

by Casey Dorman

The Peacemaker is the second novel in Casey Dorman's Morality Trilogy. A thousand years ago the environment on the planet Talus was dying. Air pollution had caused the dominant race of Tontors and their Falstinian slaves to live within air-purified enclosures while the lowly Aphorian race, which provided manual labor for the Tontors, lived outside. Plant and animal life was dying and global warming had caused the oceans to rise, inundating coastal habitats. The Tontors and Falstinians and a few of their Aphorian servants left Talus to migrate to Talus' twin planet Noruna. Now, a thousand years later, the Aphorians have learned to nurture the natural environment of Talus and have brought it back from the brink of disaster. And now, the Falstinians, freed from their slavery to the Tontors, have returned to set up settlements on their old lands. The result is a war between the Falstinians and Aphorians that threatens to spread to a war between the two planets. Enter Jason, an empathic peacemaker from a distant planet, whose task is to bring understanding between the three races of Talus and Noruna and avoid interplanetary war. The Peacemaker is a tale of the future, of distant planets and of love, war, and the dangers of ecological disregard. Within its pages is a blueprint for avoiding disaster on Earth.

Genres: Science Fiction

282 pages, Paperback

First published November 17, 2013

About the author

Casey Dorman is a former university professor and dean, a psychologist, a literary review editor, an essayist, and the author of fourteen novels, a collection of short stories and poems, and three non-fiction books, including a volume in the Johns Hopkins Series on Neuroscience and Psychiatry. He is the former editor and publisher of the literary magazine, "Lost Coast Review." His fiction, essays, and poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines. He has published academic and research articles in psychology, medical, public health and philosophy journals. He is a member of the Society of Philosophers in America. His most recent novel is the sci-fi thriller, “Ezekiel’s Brain,” published by NewLink Publishing in 2021. He is working on the sequel. He and his wife, Lai, live in Southern California and enjoy traveling, wine-tasting, gardening, and visiting with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchild as well as their nieces and nephews.

Reviews

[Riya · Rating 5 out of 5]

As more of a sci-fi lite kind of girl I was a little intimidated when I first downloaded this book. But alas there was nothing to worry about! Casey Dorman does an excellent job of making this heavy topic accessible to the average reader.
And the average reader needs to read this book! The Peacemaker is, plain and simple, a wake up call. While it takes place on distant planets in a distant galaxy, it is a window into the future of our own. While we destroy this paradise, NASA looks for another one for us to escape to. This book shows us what that future looks like, one planet destroyed after another. Of course the truth that Dorman so succinctly points out is that no race can destroy their home planet completely. They can only make it unlivable. Rising oceans, temperatures, floods, people and animals forced to flee from their homes . . . sound familiar? Dorman weaves our reality with a great cast of characters and the likely future, making for an excellent read!

[Riya · Rating 5 out of 5]

As more of a sci-fi lite kind of girl I was a little intimidated when I first downloaded this book. But alas there was nothing to worry about! Casey Dorman does an excellent job of making this heavy topic accessible to the average reader.
And the average reader needs to read this book! The Peacemaker is, plain and simple, a wake up call. While it takes place on distant planets in a distant galaxy, it is a window into the future of our own. While we destroy this paradise, NASA looks for another one for us to escape to. This book shows us what that future looks like, one planet destroyed after another. Of course the truth that Dorman so succinctly points out is that no race can destroy their home planet completely. They can only make it unlivable. Rising oceans, temperatures, floods, people and animals forced to flee from their homes . . . sound familiar? Dorman weaves our reality with a great cast of characters and the likely future, making for an excellent read!