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Octavia E. Butler
The first Earthseed novel by ground-breaking writer Octavia E. Butler that feel like a prophetic nod to our current world.
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LILITH’S BROOD 1: one woman is called upon to reconstruct humanity in this hopeful, thought-provoking novel.
A PATTERNIST NOVEL (1): It begins when two immortals meet in an African forest. Together they will change the world.
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Octavia E. Butler’s masterpiece and ground-breaking exploration of power and responsibility, for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale.
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"Find out about Octavia E. Butler, a trailblazing science fiction writer, in this biography for young readers. Learn about her life and uncover how she used the power of her…
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Octavia E Butler
An updated collection from one of the finest voices in fiction–period (Washington Post)
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The wise words of science fiction icon Octavia E. Butler live on in this beautiful and giftable little volume.
"There's no single answer that will solve all our future problems…
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Octavia E. Butler's work broke innumerable barriers and helped open the field of science fiction to writers and readers it had never had before. As the first Black writer to…
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The final ground-breaking novel from renowned, bestselling author Octavia E. Butler.
Gerry Canavan
I began writing about power because I had so little, Octavia E. Butler once said. Butler’s life as an African American woman–an alien in American society and among science fiction…
A special hardback edition of Octavia E. Butler's bestselling novel, with new cover artwork by Monet Alyssa.
A special hardback edition of Octavia E. Butler's extraordinarily prescient novel, with new cover artwork by Monet Alyssa.
A PATTERNIST NOVEL (2): a young woman comes into her own power and challenges the ruthless man who controls her.
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A PATTERNIST NOVEL (3): a powerful story of survival in unprecedented times.
LILITH’S BROOD 2: one young man with extraordinary gifts must reconcile his own heritage before he can change the fate of humanity.
LILITH’S BROOD 3: the acclaimed trilogy concludes with the story of Jodah, child of the Earth and stars, who risks the future of humanity just by growing up.
The sequel to Parable of the Sower by ground-breaking writer Octavia E. Butler that feel like a prophetic nod to our current world.
A PATTERNIST NOVEL (4): an all-powerful ruler’s son vies for control over humanity.
Octavia E. Butler is widely recognized today as one of the most important figures in contemporary science fiction. Bringing together leading and emerging scholars and covering Butler’s complete works from…
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Octavia E. Butler is widely recognized today as one of the most important figures in contemporary science fiction. Bringing together leading and emerging scholars and covering Butler's complete works from…
Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Slow to rise in the literary world, Octavia Estelle Butler cultivated musings on earth’s future, reaching massive critical acclaim in the process. This companion will complement book club discussions and…
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler’s Patternmaster, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context…
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The essays explore new facets of Butler’s work and its relevance to philosophy, sociology, anthropology, psychology, cultural studies, ethnic studies, women’s studies, religious studies, American studies, and U.S. history.
A Study Guide for Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions…
Celebrating Octavia E. Butler, a pioneer of the SF genre who paved the way for future African American writers and other writers of colour. Original essays and letters sourced and…
Octavia E. Butler’s works of science fiction invite readers to consider the structures of power in society and to ask what it means to be human. The contributors to this…
Butler’s first new novel in seven years is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is…
This Grand Central Publishing edition is published by arrangement with Seven Stories Press… – Title page verso.
La trilogia olvidada de la gran dama de la ciencia ficcion.
Treinta anos despues de su primera publicacion en castellano, La estirpe de Lilith, titulo que reune la Trilogia Xenogenesis…
Told in the haunting voice of Lilith, the heroine of Dawn , this book is thestory of Lilith’s only son, Akin. Though he resembles a normal human, Akin isthe first…
The futures of both humans and Oankali rest in one young being’s successful metamorphosis into adulthood.
The Patternist novels detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.
The time is 2025. The place is California, where small walled communities must protect themselves from hordes of desperate scavengers and a roaming band of people addicted to a drug…
Parable of the Talents celebrates the classic Butlerian themes of alienation and transcendence, violence and spirituality, slavery and freedom, separation and community to astonishing effect, in the shockingly familiar, broken…
Copyright A 1998 by Octavia E. Butler. Reading group guide copyright A 2000 by Octavia Butler and Hachette Book Group, Inc. –Title page verso.
An all-powerful ruler’s son vies for control over the human race in this brilliant conclusion to the Patternist saga, from the critically acclaimed author of Parable of the Sower. In…
A young woman harnesses her newfound power to challenge the ruthless man who controls her, in this brilliant and provocative novel from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower…
A powerful story of survival in unprecedented times, from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower. In an alternate America marked by volatile class warfare, Blake Maslin is traveling…
Includes discussion questions and an excerpt from Imago.
From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower: After the near-extinction of humanity, a new kind of alien-human hybrid must come to terms with their identity – before their…
