Octavia Estelle Butler Libri

Lauren Olamina è una ragazza in grado di avvertire e vivere su di sé il dolore delle persone che la circondano, sopportando con uno sforzo sovrumano le sofferenze altrui. Vive all’interno di un’enclave in una regione degli Stati Uniti, divenuti ormai una nazione in rovina le cui città, diventate roccaforti, sono afflitte da epidemie e da violente incursioni di sbandati. Una potente droga semina morte e distruzione, annichilendo qualsiasi speranza di un mondo migliore. E cosí, nel giorno del suo diciottesimo compleanno, Lauren decide di lasciare la sua casa e si mette in cammino, puntando verso nord, alla ricerca di una nuova terra promessa dove ricominciare a vivere. Lungo la strada, altri sopravvissuti e fuggitivi si uniranno a lei, in un viaggio interminabile e travagliato attraverso la devastazione, guidati dal desiderio di un futuro tutto da costruire.

An original and eerily prophetic writer, Octavia E. Butler used science fiction to explore the dangerous legacy of racism in America through deeply personal narratives. She broke new ground with complex Black female protagonists, stating, "I wrote myself in," and established herself as a pioneer of the Afrofuturist aesthetic. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, recognizing her contributions to the genre and American literature. This volume in the Library of America edition of Butler's collected works includes her 1979 masterpiece, Kindred, her final novel, Fledgling, and her collected short stories. In Kindred, Dana, a Black woman married to a white man, is transported between contemporary California and the pre-Civil War South, where she finds herself enslaved on her white ancestor's plantation. The gripping narrative uses time travel to explore the devastating structures of slavery and their enduring impact. Fledgling begins with a woman awakening in a cave, covered in burns and with no memory of her identity. She discovers she is a vampire, part of a group known as the Ina, but uniquely possesses African American DNA, granting her brown skin and the ability to withstand sunlight. This novel combines elements of murder mystery and fantasy thriller, showcasing Butler's unique take on the vampire genre. The volume also features eight short stories, five essays—including tw

A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and "Speech Sounds," winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in print for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is "The Book of Martha" which asks: What would you do if God granted you the ability—and responsibility—to save humanity from itself? Like all of Octavia Butler’s best writing, these works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. She proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literature’s strongest voices.

Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel's timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever. 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 an increasingly divided and dangerous nation, Lauren's subversive colony--a minority religious faction led by a young black woman--becomes a target for President Jarret's reign of terror and oppression. Years later, Asha Vere reads the journals of a mother she never knew, Lauren Olamina. As she searches for answers about her own past, she also struggles to reconcile with the legacy of a mother caught between her duty to her chosen family and her calling to lead humankind into a better future.

A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and "Speech Sounds," winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in print for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is "The Book of Martha" which asks: What would you do if God granted you the ability—and responsibility—to save humanity from itself?Like all of Octavia Butler’s best writing, these works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. She proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literature’s strongest voices.BloodchildThe evening and the morning and the nightNear of kinSpeech soundsCrossoverPositive obsessionFuror scribendiAmnestyThe Book of Martha

The acclaimed trilogy that comprises LILITH'S BROOD is multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winner Octavia E. Butler at her best. Presented for the first time in one volume, with an introduction by Joan Slonczewski, Ph.D., LILITH'S BROOD is a profoundly evocative, sensual -- and disturbing -- epic of human transformation. Lilith Iyapo is in the Andes, mourning the death of her family, when war destroys Earth. Centuries later, she is resurrected -- by miraculously powerful unearthly beings, the Oankali. Driven by an irresistible need to heal others, the Oankali are rescuing our dying planet by merging genetically with mankind. But Lilith and all humanity must now share the world with uncanny, unimaginably alien creatures: their own children. This is their story...

On her 26th birthday, Dana and her husband are moving into their apartment when she starts to feel dizzy. She falls to her knees, nauseous. Then the world falls away. She finds herself at the edge of a green wood by a vast river. A child is screaming. Wading into the water, she pulls him to safety, only to find herself face to face with a very old looking rifle, in the hands of the boy's father. She's terrified. The next thing she knows she's back in her apartment, soaking wet. It's the most terrifying experience of her life ...until it happens again

From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author comes the stunning story of telepathically sensitive Mary and her fight to free herself and her people from an immortal being who uses them for their bodies. In this stunning Book Two of the Patternist series, the human race is ready to break free and win their freedom. For 4,000 years, an immortal has spread the seeds of a master race, using the downtrodden as his private breeding stock. But now a young ghetto telepath has found a way to awaken--and rule--her superhuman kind, igniting a psychic battle as she challenges her creator for her right to free her people.

"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."--Back cover

"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."--Back cover