By Octavia E. Butler

OCTAVIA E. BUTLER was a renowned African American author who received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. Born in Pasadena in 1947, she was raised by her mother and her grandmother.  She was the author of several award-winning novels including PARABLE OF THE SOWER (1993), which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and PARABLE OF THE TALENTS (1995) winner of the Nebula Award for the best science fiction novel published that year. She was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. (Excerpted from her official website.)

Please note that these works can be emotionally intense and triggering.

Books

Fledgling

Xenogenesis / Lilith’s Brood Series: Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Imago

Seed to Harvest

Wild Seed

Kindred

Clay’s Ark

Speech Sounds

Patternist Series: Patternmaster, Mind of My Mind, Survivor

Bloodchild and Other Stories

Parables / Earthseed Series

• Parable of the Sower

• Parable of the Talents

• Parable of the Trickster