If this is your first introduction to the legendary sci-fi author Olivia Butler… well goodness, you’re in for a treat! Butler was a visionary sci-fi author whose reputation has enjoyed a recent uptick as modern audiences discover her powerful and often prophetic writing about the future of American society. The Earthseed duology is but one of her many works that sci-fi fans will definitely enjoy–read on to learn more about this series:
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This first Earthseed novel by ground-breaking writer Octavia E. Butler feel like a prophetic nod to our current world. If you were glued to The Handmaid’s Tale, you’ll love this American classic.
We are coming apart. We’re a rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.
America is a place of chaos, where violence rules and only the rich and powerful are safe. Lauren Olamina, a young woman with the extraordinary power to feel the pain of others as her own, records everything she sees of this broken world in her journal.
Then, one terrible night, everything alters beyond recognition, and Lauren must make her voice heard for the sake of those she loves.
Soon, her vision becomes reality and her dreams of a better way to live gain the power to change humanity forever.
All that you touch,
You Change.
All that you Change,
Changes you.
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