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Octavia E. Butler 3 Books Collection Set (Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Talents, Kindred) Paperback – February 21, 2023
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Octavia E. Butler 3 Books Collection
Parable of the
When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy.
Parable of the
In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in northern California based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed. The fledgling community provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the election of an ultra-conservative president who vows to "make America great again."
In 1976, Dana dreams of being a writer. In 1815, she is assumed a slave.When Dana first meets Rufus on a Maryland plantation, he's drowning. She saves his life - and it will happen again and again. Neither of them understands his power to summon her whenever his life is threatened, nor the significance of the ties that bind them.
- Print length1136 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherGrand Central Publishing Ltd
- Publication dateFebruary 21, 2023
- Reading age18 years and up
- ISBN-109124221651
- ISBN-13978-9124221652
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- Publisher : Grand Central Publishing Ltd (February 21, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 1136 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9124221651
- ISBN-13 : 978-9124221652
- Reading age : 18 years and up
- Item Weight : 1.79 pounds
- Best Sellers Rank: #15,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #350 in Dystopian Fiction (Books)
- #17,284 in Literature & Fiction (Books)
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OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947–2006) was the renowned author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. Recipient of the Locus, Hugo and Nebula awards, and a PEN Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work, in 1995 she became the first science- fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship ‘Genius Grant’. A pioneer of her genre, Octavia’s dystopian novels explore myriad themes of Black injustice, women’s rights, global warming and political disparity, and her work is taught in over two hundred colleges and universities nationwide.
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