Books by Octavia E. Butler

Dawn (1997)
Lilith lyapo awoke from a centuries-long sleep to find herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oank...

Seed to Harvest (2007)
The Patternist novels details a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the fa...

Lilith's Brood (2000)
The acclaimed trilogy that comprises LILITH'S BROOD is multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winner Octavia...

Fledgling (2007)
Octavia E. Butler is one of the finest voices in fiction--period. . . . A master storyteller, Butler...

Parable of the Sower (1993)
In California in the year 2025, a small community is overrun by desperate scavengers, as an eighteen...

Kindred (2008)
Back in hardcover for the first time in over 25 years with a handsome new cover...

Patternmaster (1995)
A telepathic race is ruled by the strong mind of the Patternmaster, but his ruthless son craves the ...

Wild Seed (1999)
Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex--or design. He fears ...

Bloodchild and Other Stories (1996)
An anthology of science fiction tales by the African-American writer includes "Speech Sounds," "Near...

Clay's Ark (1996)
In a violent near-future, Asa Elias Doyle and her companions encounter an alien life form so heinous...

Parable of the Talents (2001)
In the sequel to the acclaimed Parable of the Sower, Lauren Olamina's daughter Larkin describes the ...

Imago (1997)
The futures of both humans and Oankali rest in one young being's successful metamorphosis into adult...