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Butler, Octavia E.

Butler, Octavia E.

Author Biography & Works

Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction and speculative fiction author who won Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.

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Books by Butler, Octavia E.

Xenogenesis

Xenogenesis

(Xenogenesis)

When the Earth is destroyed, the only hope for human life is in the form of the alien Oankali, who have rescued a precious few survivors. But will humans cope...

Adulthood Rites

Adulthood Rites

(Xenogenesis)

The second book in the Lilith's Brood trilogy, this story takes place years after the arrival of Oankali aliens in the first book. Now, the Oankali have established some colonies...

Imago

Imago

(Xenogenesis)

Die Oankali, reisende galaktische Genhaendler, haben die menschliche Spezies als genetische Fehlentwicklung und als Gefahr für die Entwicklung des Lebens im Kosmos erkannt und ihr die Fähigkeit zur Fortpflanzung genommen....

Lilith's Brood

Lilith's Brood

(Xenogenesis)

Science fiction isnât always meant to be comfortable or easy reading. Quite the opposite, any literature so based on ideas must challenge the reader, make them think differently (if only...

Dawn

Dawn

(Xenogenesis) Start here

aliens reproducing with humans. they are mixing genes with humans because humans have destroyed earth basically because nuclear war. because they are stupid. credit to katsoda26

Wild Seed

Wild Seed

(Patternist) Start here

The fourth book in the Patternist collection. This book is the story of a victim of alien abduction and enslavement because of her abilities (shapeshifting and others). It is an...

Xenogenesis Trilogy (cover not available)

Xenogenesis Trilogy

(Xenogenesis)

The Oankali are an alien race that rescued humanity, but the Oankali survive by mixing genetically with other races. The Oankali-human hybrids possess extradorinary powers.

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