The Peacemaker

by Gardner Dozois

The East coast is wiped away by rising ocean water, and a young boy who saw it happen must deal with his irrational feeling that he caused the great flood himself. Or is it irrational? Is there anything he can do, any sacrifice he can make to stop the rising sea? Nebula Award(R) Winner, Hugo Award Nominee

Genres: Science Fiction

46 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Gardner Raymond Dozois was an American science fiction author and editor. He was editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine from 1984 to 2004. He won multiple Hugo and Nebula awards, both as an editor and a writer of short fiction.
Wikipedia entry: Gardner Dozois

http://us.macmillan.com/author/gardne...

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

A much lauded story by a fine writer but, alas, it did not resonate with me.

[Tam Bowles · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a well-written story and I wanted to like it, but I just couldn't stomach the ending. I left a little upset at the author for dragging me there.