Drawing by himself war encounters, Vietnam veteran Joe Haldeman creates stunning functions of science fiction. Forever Peacefulness isn’t a sequel to his earlier award-winning work, The Forever Battle, but it deals with similarly provocative problems. When it had been published, Forever Peacefulness was chosen Best Book of the entire year by Publishers Regular. It also gained the sought after Hugo Award. War in the 21st century is usually fought by ‘soldierboys.’ Remote-controlled mechanised monsters, they may be run by human being military who hard-wire their brains together to create each device. Julian is among these dedicated military, until he inadvertently kills a young boy. Today he struggles to comprehend how this has changed his brain. Forever Peace is certainly a riveting portrayal of the consequences of collective awareness, and it includes some tantalizing revelations. Narrator George Wilson’s skilled performance weaves together the elements of futuristic technology with the play of a trained soldier reconciling basic human needs.