Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler (English) Paperback Book

Description: Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler In an "epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant" story of love and hate, two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together -- and changing the destiny of the human race (Viola Davis). Doro knows no higher authority than himself. An ancient spirit with boundless powers, he possesses humans, killing without remorse as he jumps from body to body to sustain his own life. With a lonely eternity ahead of him, Doro breeds supernaturally gifted humans into empires that obey his every desire. He fears no one -- until he meets Anyanwu. Anyanwu is an entity like Doro and yet different. She can heal with a bite and transform her own body, mending injuries and reversing aging. She uses her powers to cure her neighbors and birth entire tribes, surrounding herself with kindred who both fear and respect her. No one poses a true threat to Anyanwu -- until she meets Doro. The moment Doro meets Anyanwu, he covets her; and from the villages of 17th-century Nigeria to 19th-century United States, their courtship becomes a power struggle that echoes through generations, irrevocably changing what it means to be human. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography OCTAVIA E. BUTLERwas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including Parable of the Sower, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006. Review "Wild Seed is a book that shifted my life . . . It is as epic, as game-changing, as moving and brilliant as any science fiction novel ever written."--Viola Davis"An internationally acclaimed science fiction writer whose evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human."--New York Times"Brilliant, endlessly rich...pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaids Tale."--John Green, New York Times(on Parable of the Sower)"Butler is one of the finest voices in fiction-period . . . A master storyteller with a voice that cradles and captivates, Butler casts an unflinching eye on racism, sexism, poverty and ignorance, and lets the reader see the terror and beauty of human nature."--Washington Post Book World"Haunting . . . apocalyptic . . . compelling."--Essence"If were talking must-read authors like Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison, the one-and-only Octavia Butler needs be a part of the conversation. The groundbreaking sci-fi and speculative fiction author was a master of spinning imaginative tales that introduced you to both the possibilities -- and dangers -- of the human race, all while offering lessons on tribalism, race, gender, and sexuality."--O, The Oprah Magazine"In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time, Octavia Butlers Parable books may be unmatched."--New Yorker (on Parableof the Sower)"More than any novel Ive ever read, Octavia Butlers Wild Seed examines power, what it means to wield it responsibly and what it means to resist it when it is wielded capriciously."--Rion Amilcar Scott, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize-winning author of InsurrectionsPRAISE FOR OCTAVIA E. BUTLERS NOVELS Review Quote " Wild Seed is a book that shifted my life . . . It is as epic, as game-changing, as moving and brilliant as any science fiction novel ever written."-- Viola Davis Details ISBN1538751488 Author Octavia E. Butler Pages 320 Publisher Grand Central Publishing Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1538751488 ISBN-13 9781538751480 Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-03-17 Series Patternist Series Number 1 UK Release Date 2020-03-17 Imprint Grand Central Publishing Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-03-17 NZ Release Date 2020-03-17 US Release Date 2020-03-17 DEWEY 813.54 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126925150;

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