Octavia E. Butler

A stunning new edition of Book Two of the Patternist series, in which two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together - and changing the destiny of the human race. 'A book that shifted my life... Epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant' VIOLA DAVIS on WILD SEED'A literary pioneer' VANITY FAIR on OCTAVIA E. BUTLER--The child's name is Mary, and her father, Doro, is immortal. For thousands of years, Doro has experimented with humans, pursuing rare telepathic traits to create perfect beings who obey his every command. Mary is the result: a young Black woman growing up on the rough outskirts of Los Angeles in the 1970s - with no idea of the power she holds. Doro knows he must handle Mary carefully or risk her ending like his previous experiments - dead, either by her own hand or his. What he doesn't suspect is that Mary's abilities may soon overpower his own. But as Mary comes of age, she seeks connection. Linking her own mind with six other telepaths, she creates the first Pattern - and shifts the course of humanity forever. A PATTERNIST NOVEL: BOOK TWO

A stunning new edition of Book Three of the Patternist series, in which two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together - and changing the destiny of the human race. 'A book that shifted my life... Epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant' VIOLA DAVIS on WILD SEED'Butler's evocative, often troubling novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human' NEW YORK TIMES--In an alternative America, Blake Maslin is a doctor travelling across the Californian desert with his teenage twin daughters. When their car is ambushed, he and the girls are taken captive by armed men demanding urgent medical care. Transported to an isolated compound, the Maslins meet a collective of people suffering from an unknown and deadly disease. They appear sickly yet possess unnatural strength, torn between the compulsion to infect others or to hold on to their humanity. What Blake and his daughters don't yet know is how the community came to be there, and who they really are. But the babies born in the compound are undeniably not human. In the following hours, each of the Maslins must make an impossible choice: risk everything to escape infection and warn the rest of the world - or accept their place in this strange new society. A PATTERNIST NOVEL: BOOK THREE

A stunning new contemporary edition of Octavia E. Butler's award-winning sequel to Parable of the Sower. With an introduction by Akwaeke Emezi. 'Octavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans' GLORIA STEINEMTo understand who I am, I must begin to understand who she was. There are many things Asha needs to know. How her country could embrace a presidential reign of terror and oppression, why the people turned a blind eye to the suffering - and the truth about her mother. Reading the journals of Lauren Olamina, the mother she barely knew, Asha struggles to reconcile herself to the legacy of a woman caught between love for her daughter and her calling to lead humanity to a better future. WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD FOR BEST NOVELPraise for Octavia E. Butler'Unnervingly prescient and wise' YAA GYASI'Butler's prose, always pared back to the bone, delineates the painful paradoxes of metamorphosis with compelling precision' GUARDIAN'One of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had' JUNOT DIAZ'Butler's evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human' NEW YORK TIMES'An icon of the Afrofuturism world, envisioning literary realms that placed black characters front and center' VANITY FAIR'Octavia Butler was a visionary' VIOLA DAVIS

A beautiful new edition of a modern classic by celebrated, award-winning author, Octavia E. Butler. With an introduction by Levar Burton and an afterword by N.K. Jemisin. 'If there is one thing scarier than a dystopian novel about the future, it's one written in the past that has already begun to come true' GLORIA STEINEMWe are coming apart. We're a rope, breaking, a single strand at a time. The time is 2025. The place is California, where small walled communities must protect themselves from the violence breaking out across America. Lauren Olamina, a young woman with the extraordinary power to feel the pain of others, records everything she sees of the fracturing world in her journal. One terrible night, her home is overrun, and Lauren sets off on foot along the dangerous coastal highways, moving north into the unknown. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of a better way to live - and the birth of a new faith that will change humanity forever. Praise for Octavia E. Butler'Unnervingly prescient and wise' YAA GYASI'Butler's prose, always pared back to the bone, delineates the painful paradoxes of metamorphosiswith compelling precision' GUARDIAN 'One of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggeratethe impact she has had' JUNOT DIAZ'Butler's evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human' NEW YORK TIMES'An icon of the Afrofuturism world, envisioning literary realms that placed black characters front and center' VANITY FAIR'Octavia Butler was a visionary' VIOLA DAVIS

This gripping graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s groundbreaking dystopian novel stands beside the acclaimed previous graphic novel adaptations, Kindred, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and Parable of the Sower, winner of the Hugo Award Set against a background of a war-torn continent under the control of a Christian fundamentalist fascist state, Parable of the Talents is a modern masterpiece that resonates powerfully. This graphic novel adaptation is brought to life thrillingly by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the creative team behind the #1 New York Times bestselling adaptation of Kindred. Parable of the Talents is told in the voice of Lauren Olamina’s daughter, Asha Vere—from whom she has been separated for most of the girl’s life—interspersed with sections in the form of Lauren’s own journals. Asha searches for answers about her past while struggling to reconcile with her mother’s legacy—caught between her duty to her chosen family and her calling to lead humankind into a better future among the stars. Octavia E. Butler's bestselling literary science-fiction masterpieces are essential works in feminist, Afrofuturist, and fantasy genres, and this compelling graphic novel adaptation of Parable of the Talents is a major event.

1976-ban Dana arról álmodik, hogy író lesz. 1815-ben viszont rabszolgaként bánnak vele. Amikor Dana és Rufus először találkoznak egymással egy marylandi ültetvény mellett, a fiú épp a folyó vizében fuldoklik. Dana megmenti őt – majd megteszi később újra és újra. Egyikük sem érti, hogyan képes Rufus megidézni Danát a jövőből, valahányszor az élete veszélybe kerül, ahogy nincsenek tisztában azzal sem, milyen kötelékek fűzik őket egymáshoz. Ám ahogy Dana egyre többet tér vissza a múltba, annál világosabb lesz számára, hogy az élete talán még azelőtt véget érhet, hogy egyáltalán elkezdődhetne. Az 1979-ben megjelent Rokonság érzékenyen és eredeti módon vizsgálja a faji és nemi alapú identitás témáit. A könyv negyvenöt évvel később sem veszített semmit az értékéből, így méltán tartják a science fiction egyik meghatározó művének.

1976-ban Dana arról álmodik, hogy író lesz.1815-ben viszont rabszolgaként bánnak vele.Amikor Dana és Rufus először találkoznak egymással egy marylandi ültetvény mellett, a fiú épp a folyó vizében fuldoklik. Dana megmenti őt – majd megteszi később újra és újra.Egyikük sem érti, hogyan képes Rufus megidézni Danát a jövőből, valahányszor az élete veszélybe kerül, ahogy nincsenek tisztában azzal sem, milyen kötelékek fűzik őket egymáshoz.Ám ahogy Dana egyre többet tér vissza a múltba, annál világosabb lesz számára, hogy az élete talán még azelőtt véget érhet, hogy egyáltalán elkezdődhetne.Az 1979-ben megjelent Rokonság érzékenyen és eredeti módon vizsgálja a faji és nemi alapú identitás témáit. A könyv negyvenöt évvel később sem veszített semmit az értékéből, így méltán tartják a science fiction egyik meghatározó művének.A könyvről mondták:„Megrázó mű.”Los Angeles Herald-Examiner„Octavia E. Butler könyveit olvasva tanultam meg, hogy merjek nagyot álmodni.”N. K. Jemisin„Butler a spekulatív irodalom egyik legrégibb toposzát tölti fel maradandó mélységgel és erővel, olyan kortárs rabszolga-narratívák számára taposva ki az utat, mint Colson Whitehead A föld alatti vasútja vagy Ta-Nehisi Coates A korsótáncos című regénye. Dana nem csupán a saját bőrén tapasztalja meg a rabszolgaságot, de megtanulja elfogadni jelenkori létezését korlátozó tényezőként is. Míg az amerikai rabszolgaságról szóló történetek gyakorta öncélúak, és a borzalmakat a nyers erőszak és brutalitás képeire szűkítik le, addig a Rokonság szövege visszafogott és pontos.”The New York Times

The final ground-breaking novel from renowned, bestselling author Octavia E. Butler. A young girl wakes up in the woods, gravely injured and alone, with no memory of what happened or who she is. As Shori heals, she realises that she isn't like the people around her, which leads to a shocking discovery. She is a fifty-three-year-old vampire, and in terrible danger. To save herself, Shori must learn anew everything about the power and desires that she holds, the life that was stolen from her - and those who want her dead.

'Butler writes with such a familiarity that the alien is welcome and intriguing. She really artfully exposes our human impulse to self-destruct' LUPITA NYONG'O 'An icon of the Afrofuturism world, envisioning literary realms that placed black characters front and center' VANITY FAIR From literary pioneer Octavia E. Butler, the acclaimed Lilith's Brood trilogy concludes with the story of Jodah, child of the Earth and stars, who risks the future of humanity just by growing up. Jodahs is a child of the Earth and stars, born from the union between humans and the Oankali, who saved humanity from destruction centuries before. But Jodahs is approaching adulthood, a metamorphosis that will take him beyond gender and family, and into a great but dangerous unknown. Frightened and alone, Jodahs must come to terms with this new identity, learn to master lifechanging powers and bring together what's left of humankind - or become the biggest threat to their survival.

'Octavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. I think she can help each of us to do the same' GLORIA STEINEM 'Her evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human' NEW YORK TIMES From the groundbreaking, award-winning author of Parable of the Sower: one young man with extraordinary gifts must reconcile his own heritage before he can change the fate of humanity. Lilith's son Akin looks like an ordinary child. His family live together on Earth, but not in complete peace. The Oankali saved humanity years before, compelled by the desire to create an extraordinary new race of children. But there are those who resist the Oankali and the salvation they offer. The first of his kind, Akin is more powerful than any other being. He understands the desire to fight for the independence of humanity. He also fears that, if left alone, humanity will destroy itself again. And when young Akin is stolen from Lilith and their hybrid family, he soon faces an impossible choice. But first he must reconcile with his own heritage in a world already torn in two.

'One of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century' JUNOT DIAZ 'Octavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. I think she can help each of us to do the same' GLORIA STEINEM One woman is called upon to reconstruct humanity in this hopeful, thought-provoking novel by the bestselling, award-winning author. For readers of Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison and Ursula K. Le Guin. When Lilith lyapo wakes in a small white room with no doors or windows, she remembers a devastating war, and a husband and child long lost to her. She finds herself living among the Oankali, a strange race who intervened in the fate of humanity hundreds of years before. They spared those they could from the ruined Earth, and suspended them in a long, deep sleep. Over centuries, the Oankali learned from the past, cured disease and healed the world. Now they want Lilith to lead her people back home. But salvation comes at a price - to restore humanity, it must be changed forever...