Fledgling: Octavia E. Butler's extraordinary final novel by Octavia E. Butler Pa

Description: Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler The final ground-breaking novel from renowned, bestselling author Octavia E. Butler. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Octavia Butler novel for our times THE ATLANTICMy book of the year . . . completely devours the genre which gave rise to it JUNOT DIAZThe 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 isnt 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.PRAISE FOR OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORIn the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time... for sheer peculiar prescience, Butlers novel may be unmatched NEW YORKEROctavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. I think she can help each of us to do the same GLORIA STEINEMButlers prose, always pared back to the bone, delineates the painful paradoxes of metamorphosis with compelling precision GUARDIANOne of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century JUNOT DIAZOctavia Butler was a visionary VIOLA DAVISHer evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human NEW YORK TIMES Author Biography 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, Octavias dystopian novels explore myriad themes of Black injustice, womens rights, global warming and political and economic disparity, and her work is taught in over two hundred colleges and universities nationwide. In 2020, Octavia E. Butler became a New York Times bestselling author. Review One of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had -- Junot DiazButlers prose, always pared back to the bone, delineates the painful paradoxes of metamorphosis with compelling precision * Guardian *A dark, compelling and still horribly resonant time travel story * Independent *[Her] evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human * New York Times *No novel Ive read this year has felt as relevant, as gut-wrenching or as essential... If youve ever tweeted "All Lives Matter", someone needs to shove Kindred into your hand, and quickly * The Pool *Kindred is that rare magical artifact . . . the novel one returns to, again and again * Harlan Ellison *One cannot finish Kindred without feeling changed. It is a shattering work of art * Los Angeles Herald-Examiner *[A] must-read novel * BBC *Everyone should read at least one novel by the grand dame of science fiction, and Kindred is a perfect (and harrowing and disturbing and brilliant) place to start * Refinery 29 *The immediate effect of reading Octavia Butlers Kindred is to make every other time travel book in the world look as if its wimping out... This is a brilliant book, utterly absorbing, very well written, and deeply distressing. Its very hard to read, not because its not good but because its so good * Tor *A searing, caustic examination of bizarre and alien practices on the third planet from the sun * Kirkus *One of the most original, thought-provoking works examining race and identity * Los Angeles Times *Impossible to turn away from once youve devoured the first few pages * Starburst *If you havent read Butler, you dont yet understand how rich the possibilities of science fiction can be * Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction *Butlers books are exceptional * Village Voice *Few writers in our field are so good at blending page-turners with philosophical questions so seamlessly -- Cory Doctorow Long Description The Octavia Butler novel for our times THE ATLANTIC My book of the year . . . completely devours the genre which gave rise to it JUNOT DIAZ 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 isnt 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. PRAISE FOR OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time... for sheer peculiar prescience, Butlers novel may be unmatched NEW YORKER 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 Butlers 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 JUNOT DIAZ Octavia Butler was a visionary VIOLA DAVIS Her evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human NEW YORK TIMES Review Quote Octavia E. Butler is one of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had across canons - as creators, readers, critics, were still wrestling with her extraordinary work[Her] evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human - New York TimesThe thrill of her fiction lies in its learn-or-die urgency - New Yorker Promotional "Headline" The final ground-breaking novel from renowned, bestselling author Octavia E. Butler. Details ISBN1472281098 Author Octavia E. Butler Format Paperback ISBN-13 9781472281098 Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 320 Year 2022 Publication Date 2022-11-01 Imprint Headline Book Publishing Place of Publication London UK Release Date 2022-11-01 ISBN-10 1472281098 Subtitle Octavia E. Butlers extraordinary final novel Publisher Headline Publishing Group DEWEY 813.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-11-28 NZ Release Date 2022-11-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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