From the back cover: Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning white boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such … [Read more...] about Kindred by Octavia E. Butler: A-
Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler: A-
From the back cover: Lauren Olamina's love is divided among her young daughter, her community, and the revelation that led Lauren to found a new faith that teaches "God is Change." But in the wake of environmental and economic chaos, the U.S. government turns a blind eye to violent bigots who consider the mere existence of a black female leader a threat. And soon Lauren must … [Read more...] about Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler: A-
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler: A-
From the back cover: God is change. That is the central truth of the Earthseed movement, whose unlikely prophet is 18-year-old Lauren Olamina. The young woman's diary entries tell the story of her life amid a violent 21st-century hell of walled neighborhoods and drug-crazed pyromaniacs—and reveal her evolving Earthseed philosophy. Against a backdrop of horror emerges a … [Read more...] about Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler: A-