Commandment

by Norman L. Weinberg, Karalee Hammes (Illustrator)

Two Earthlings are chosen at birth by RED, a genetically engineered alien microorganism, to deliver the COMMANDMENT. Through RED, they learn the dire consequences to Humanity of a devastating plague brought by the microbe for disobeying the COMMANDMENT. In a race against time, the two reach out to world leaders with the warning and a plan for Humanity’s salvation. Almost prescient, Dr. Norman Weinberg, an accomplished scientist, began writing this book four years before the Covid-19 pandemic appeared with its devastating and deadly effects.In Weinberg’s professional career, he was a research scientist working in the fields of chemistry, drug discovery, and electrochemistry. He published many technical articles and books on these subjects. This book is his first attempt to write a novel, a science fiction novel at that. This book came out of his interest in the incredible properties of microorganisms. Numerous scientific publications on these ‘aliens’ among us capture the imagination and read themselves like science fiction. The microorganisms that ‘infect' us are a miracle of nature, numbering in the trillions, yet our immune system does not destroy the beneficial kinds. They are vital to our existence! We are in a close symbiotic relationship.

352 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2020