The View from Ararat

Deucalion

by Brian Caswell

The planet Deucalion's existence is threatened by a plague of immense proportions. Politicians, individuals and the Elokoi are faced with a threat of such magnitude that moral and ethical decisions are almost impossible. In this desperate race against time social justice could easily become the first casualty and civilization the second.

Genres: Science Fiction

268 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1999

About the author

Brian Caswell was born in Wales and moved to Australia at the age of twelve. He began his working life as a teacher, resigning in 1990 to become a full-time writer.
His first novel, Merryll of the Stones, was Honour Book (Older Readers) in the 1990 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards. He has since published three more books, A Dream of Stars (1991), A Cage of Butterflies (1992), which was short-listed in the 1993 Children's Book Council Awards, and Mike (1993) his first novel for younger readers. Two further novels, Dreamslip and Lisdalia, are scheduled for publication in 1994.