New Releases by Octavia E. Butler

Der Klassiker der Schwarzen Amerikanischen Literatur USA, 1976. Die junge Schwarze Schriftstellerin Dana zieht mit ihrem weißen Ehemann Kevin in eine neue Wohnung. Doch schon beim Einzug wird sie urplötzlich und gegen ihren Willen ins Jahr 1815 versetzt – auf eine Plantage in den US-amerikanischen Südstaaten. Dort rettet sie Rufus, dem Sohn des Sklavenhalters, das Leben. Rufus hat die Fähigkeit, sie durch Raum und Zeit herbeizurufen, wenn er in Gefahr ist. Dana muss das Trauma ihrer Vorfahren durchleben – und um ihre Freiheit in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart kämpfen. »Verbunden« ist Octavia E. Butlers bekanntester Roman und inspirierte Schriftsteller*innen wie Ta-Nehisi Coates (»Der Wassertänzer«), Nnedi Okorafor (»Binti«) und Colson Whitehead (»Underground Railroad«). Er wurde als TV-Serie für Disney+ adaptiert.

For the first time in a deluxe, hardcover collector''s edition, the landmark post-apocalyptic trilogy from the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award-winning author of Kindred, the Parable novels, and “Bloodchild” From the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award-winning author of Kindred, the Parable novels, and “Bloodchild,” here in its spellbinding entirety is Octavia E. Butler’s epic of human survival and transformation. Conceived against a backdrop of Reagan-era nuclear brinksmanship, Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy—a classic of Afrofuturist speculative fiction—offers profound reflections on race, biology, colonialism, resistance, consent, sexuality, community, hybridity, technology, power, and the future of humankind. At the beginning of Dawn, Butler’s heroine Lilith Iyapo is awakened in a white cell, after centuries of suspended animation. She is a survivor, as is gradually revealed, of a nuclear apocalypse—and is now being healed, aboard an alien spaceship, by the terrifying and yet awe-inspiring Oankali. Searching the galaxy for new combinations of genes and DNA to acquire and trade, these advanced, uncanny beings are drawn to Lilith’s cancer, which will give them new powers: but should she, and the few of her kind that remain, agree to become one with their extraterrestrial saviors? Adulthood Rites tells the story of Lilith’s son, Akin, as he comes of age on a newly repopulated Earth. A “construct”—part-human, and part-Oankali—he is raised among human “resisters,” who live apart from Oankali technology. Negotiating the complexities of interspecies politics and his own hybrid identity, he emerges as a leader, forging a new path on Mars for the human/Oankali future. Imago follows another of Lilith’s hybrid progeny, Jodahs, on Akin’s now-established Mars colony. Raised as a male child, he discovers in his adolescence that he is becoming the first part-human ooloi, a member of the Oankali’s shapeshifting, astonishingly powerful and perceptive third sex—a discovery with intense personal and planetary consequences. Continuing the Library of America’s definitive edition of Butler’s works, this volume offers authoritative texts of the novels, helpful notes, and a chronology of Butler''s life and career.

把人性整個敲碎，再一塊一塊拼起來 美國首位非裔女性科幻大師 預言狂人統治的驚世奇書 凡你觸碰過的， 皆因你而改變。 凡你改變的， 也將改變你。 唯一不變的真理 即萬物變動不息。 上帝 就是改變。 《播種者寓言》簡介 ☉ 星雲獎提名 ☉ 紐約時報暢銷書 ☉ 紐約時報年度好書 ☉ 被改編成歌劇，於美國、歐洲、亞洲巡迴演出 二○二○年代，全球氣候變遷和經濟危機導致社會陷入混亂，加州危險四起，缺水問題日漸普遍，大批遊民為了活命無所不用其極。十五歲的蘿倫．歐拉米那和牧師父親、其他家人和鄰居住在圍牆高築的社區裡，把混亂的世界擋在門外。在這個不夠強悍就難以生存的社會裡，蘿倫卻擁有異於常人的「共感力」，能敏銳感受他人的痛苦不幸，甚至「感同身受」到無法動彈。 災難步步逼近，左鄰右舍卻固執地視而不見。為了保護深愛的人免於毀滅，耳聰目明又早熟的蘿倫必須說出自己的想法，讓更多人聽見。一開始僅為了生存而展開的奮戰，卻在途中開枝散葉，通向更遠大的目標——一種新信仰孕育而生，以及對人類未來命運的驚人構想。 《地球之籽》系列精準預言了川普首度競選美國總統時喊出的口號，科幻小說與現實世界的吻合令人毛骨悚然，引發熱議。但巴特勒的預言不只這一項。野火、極端氣候、經濟敗壞、現代奴工、AI科技監控……皆反映在她的小說中。然而她也在末日氛圍中注入希望，即我們仰望星辰時，心中升起的雄心壯志。今日已經有小行星和火星登陸地點以奧塔薇亞•巴特勒為名。小說中的夢想和末日，何者會先成真？ 《能者寓言》簡介 ☉ 星雲獎最佳長篇小說 二○三二年，蘿倫．歐拉米那走過家破人亡的慘劇，以她奠定的信仰「地球之籽」為根基，在北加州打造了一個團結和睦的社群：橡實。當時，極端保守的新任總統誓言要「讓美國再次偉大」，橡實成了一些無家可歸並害怕遭受迫害的人安身立命之地。然而，在一個日漸分裂且危險的國家裡，蘿倫帶領的社群不但是少數教派，領導人還是黑人女性，因而成了遂行恐怖統治和壓迫異端的新政權攻擊的目標。 身為人母，蘿倫總是在自己建立的家庭和帶領人類實現遠大目標的天職之間拉扯。幾年後，愛莎．斐爾讀到她從不相識的母親蘿倫．歐拉米那的日記。當她試圖解開自己的身世之謎時，也努力要與母親一生的是非功過和解。 這本一九九八年問世的小說，對人類世界提出驚人準確的預言，書中針對狂人統治下的反抗和希望所傳達的訊息，如今看來無比切中時代現狀。

O FIM E O COMEÇO. COM O PRIMEIRO LIVRO ESCRITO POR OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, A GRANDE DAMA DA FICÇÃO CIENTÍFICA, A ACLAMADA SÉRIE O PADRONISTA CHEGA AO FIM. Os padronistas, uma poderosa raça telepata que domina o mundo, podem destruir, curar e reinar com um mero pensamento. A mente mais forte comanda o Padrão e todos que a ele são suscetíveis. Agora, o filho do Mestre do Padrão deseja ocupar o posto mais poderoso de todos. Ele já assassinou e escravizou todos que poderiam frustrar seus planos – exceto por um último adversário. Nos territórios tomados por perigosos mutantes, um jovem aprendiz está em fuga. Ele deve ser caçado e aniquilado por ser tão habilidoso quanto o tirano em ascensão... e por ser o poderoso outro filho do Mestre do Padrão. Em um cabo de guerra que envolve o direito à liberdade e a sede de poder, O Mestre retrata uma sociedade pós-apocalíptica construída sobre a violenta racionalidade da hierarquização das relações humanas.

Jest rok 2024. Świat nękany przez zmiany klimatyczne, gospodarcze kryzysy i zacięte polityczne spory zatraca się w chaosie i zmierza ku upadkowi. Rozległe tereny zostały wyludnione, a mieszkańcy zamienionych w fortece miast nieustannie mierzą się z groźnymi chorobami, głodem, przemocą, pożarami... Lauren Olamina, córka lokalnego pastora, obdarzona darem – a raczej przekleństwem – hiperempatii, nie godzi się na los, jaki ją spotkał. Wyrusza więc w samotną i bardzo ryzykowną podróż w poszukiwaniu bezpieczeństwa i nadziei. Stopniowo dołączają do niej spotkani po drodze ludzie – tak jak ona pragną przetrwać i na zgliszczach starego świata stworzyć miejsce, w którym będą mogli zacząć żyć na nowo. Octavia E. Butler napisała tę dystopijną powieść w 1993 roku. Dziś przedstawiona przez nią czarna wizja świata wciąż przeraża – głównie dlatego, że okazuje się niezwykle bliska otaczającej nas rzeczywistości.

The wise words of science fiction icon Octavia E. Butler live on in this beautiful and giftable little volume. “There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.” Originally published in Essence magazine in the year 2000, Octavia E. Butler’s essay “A Few Rules for Predicting the Future” offers an honest look into the inspiration behind her science fiction novels and the importance of studying history and taking responsibility for our actions if we are to move forward. Organized into four main rules, this short essay reminds readers to learn from the past, respect the law of consequences, be aware of their perspectives, and count on the surprises. Citing the warning signs of fascism, the illusive effects of fear and wishful thinking, and the unpredictable nature of what is yet to come, Butler shares realistic but hopeful suggestions to shape our future into something good. An inspiring and motivational gift for students and recent graduates, fans of Butler''s work, and anyone seeking a brighter day tomorrow, this exquisite gift book includes stunning Afrofuturist artwork by Manzel Bowman alongside the full text of the original essay. LITERARY ICON: Octavia E. Butler was a pioneering science fiction writer whose novels, written decades ago, remain eerily relevant, reflecting on themes of racial injustice, women’s rights, environmental collapse, and political corruption. In 1995, she became the first science fiction author to win a MacArthur Genius grant, and her books are taught in over 200 colleges and universities nationwide. This book shares Butler''s timely but lesser-known essay and is a must-read for fans of her classic sci-fi works. CELEBRATE BLACK CREATORS: This book spotlights one of the greatest authors of Afrofuturism, a genre and philosophy that explores and reimagines Black culture, creativity, and liberation through fiction, art, music, film, and other media. Octavia E. Butler’s forward-thinking essay is paired with contemporary illustrations by Manzel Bowman, whose evocative images are also inspired by Afrofuturist visions. INSPIRING GIFT: A unique gift for students, recent graduates, and anyone celebrating life milestones or looking forward in life, this beautifully designed hardcover book is sure to inspire. Octavia E. Butler’s essay is also an important, evergreen reminder for writers, creatives, dreamers, and activists who want to envision and work toward a brighter future. Perfect for: Fans of Octavia Butler and her novels, including Kindred and Parable of the Sower People interested in nonfiction and essays by Black women writers Afrofuturism lovers and social justice-minded sci-fi readers Literary bibliophiles looking for a stunning new addition to their bookshelf Gift-giving to graduating high school and college students Activists and community leaders Inspirational essay readers Fans of Manzel Bowman and Afrofuturist art

Der große Klassiker der amerikanischen Literatur erstmals auf Deutsch! Wir schreiben das Jahr 2032. Lauren Olamina hat eine kleine Gemeinschaft in Nordkalifornien gegründet, in der sie nach den Regeln ihrer neuen Religion in Frieden lebt. Sie nehmen alle auf, die nach der Wahl des ultrakonservativen Präsidenten Jarret verfolgt werden. Jarret hat im Wahlkampf versprochen, Amerika wieder groß zu machen, doch in Wahrheit spaltet er mit seinen Reden und Taten das ohnehin zerrissene Land immer tiefer. Schnell wird Laurens Gemeinschaft – eine Minderheitenreligion, angeführt von einer Schwarzen Frau – zur Zielscheibe seines Hasses. Jahre später studiert Laurens Tochter Ashs Vere die Tagebücher ihrer Mutter. Sie sucht in der Vergangenheit nach Antworten auf ihre Fragen – und will ihre Mutter verstehen lernen, die hin- und hergerissen war zwischen der Verantwortung für ihre Gemeinschaft und ihrer Bestimmung, die Menschheit als Ganzes in eine bessere Zukunft zu führen.

From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower, this revelatory post-apocalyptic series thoughtfully explores themes of gender, race, and power amidst times of crisis and change. Dawn: When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali—a seemingly benevolent alien race—intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then putting them into a deep sleep. After learning all they could about Earth and its beings, the Oankali healed the planet, cured cancer, increased human strength, and they now want Lilith to lead her people back to Earth—but salvation comes at a price. Hopeful and thought-provoking, this post-apocalyptic narrative deftly explores gender and race through the eyes of characters struggling to adapt during a pivotal time of crisis and change. Adulthood Rites: In the future, nuclear war has destroyed nearly all humankind. An alien race intervenes, saving the small group of survivors from certain death. But their salvation comes at a cost. The Oankali are able to read and mutate genetic code, and they use these skills for their own survival, interbreeding with new species to constantly adapt and evolve. They value the intelligence they see in humankind but also know that the species—rigidly bound to destructive social hierarchies—is destined for failure. They are determined that the only way forward is for the two races to produce a new hybrid species—and they will not tolerate rebellion. Akin looks like an ordinary human child. But as the first true human-alien hybrid, he is born understanding language, then starts to form sentences at two months old. He can see at a molecular level and kill with a touch. More powerful than any human or Oankali, he will be the architect of both races'' future. But before he can carry this new species into the stars, Akin must reconcile with his own heritage in a world already torn in two. Imago: Since a nuclear war decimated the human population, the remaining humans began to rebuild their future by interbreeding with an alien race -- the Oankali -- who saved them from near-certain extinction. The Oankalis'' greatest skill lies in the species'' ability to constantly adapt and evolve, a process that is guided by their third sex, the ooloi, who are able to read and mutate genetic code. Now, for the first time in the humans'' relationship with the Oankali, a human mother has given birth to an ooloi child: Jodahs. Throughout his childhood, Jodahs seemed to be a male human-alien hybrid. But when he reaches adolescence, Jodahs develops the ooloi abilities to shapeshift, manipulate DNA, cure and create disease, and more. Frightened and isolated, Jodahs must either come to terms with this new identity, learn to control new powers, and unite what''s left of humankind -- or become the biggest threat to their survival.

A magvető példázata Nebula-díjas folytatásában tovább követhetjük Lauren Olamina történetét a 2030-as évek társadalmi és gazdasági válsággal küszködő Kaliforniájában. Lauren, aki meg van győződve arról, hogy az emberiség problémáinak megoldását a csillagok gyarmatosítása jelenti, a híveivel együtt azon dolgozik, hogy megtegye az ehhez szükséges előkészületeket. De a társadalmi összeomlás és a fanatikusok feltörése következtében a teljes közössége rabszolgasorba kerül, és a lányát is elrabolják. Laurennek fel kell vennie a harcot az ellenfeleivel, hogy megteremthesse az új világrendet. Octavia E. Butler Földmag-duológiájának befejező kötete szédületes látomás és egyben komoly figyelmeztetés a jövőnkre nézve. Az 1998-ban megjelent regény a klímaváltozás valóra vált jóslata mellett kitüntetett figyelmet kapott az USA-ban nemrég, ugyanis a történetben mellékszereplőként megjelenő amerikai elnök az “Ismét naggyá tenni Amerikát”-szlogennel népszerűsíti magát, amit aztán később Donald Trump is használt az elnökválasztási kampányához.

Now more relevant than ever, don’t miss this special collection from the New York Times bestselling author Octavia E. Butler! Parable of the Sower: When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others'' emotions. Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith . . . and a startling vision of human destiny. Parable of the Talents: 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.

From a celebrated, award-winning author, a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Margaret Atwood. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding social chaos and anarchy caused by climate change and economic crisis. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy—a debilitating sensitivity to others'' emotions. Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith . . . and a startling vision of human destiny. Includes a foreword by LeVar Burton and an afterword by N. K. Jemisin Lauren''s story continues in The Parable of the Talents. "In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time, Octavia Butler''s ''Parable'' books may be unmatched."—The New Yorker

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.

An all-powerful ruler''s son vies for control over the human race in this brilliant conclusion to the Patternist saga, from the critically acclaimed author of Parable of the Sower. In the far future, the human race is divided into two groups striving for power. The Patternmaster rules over all, the leader of the telepathic Patternist race whose thoughts can destroy or heal at his whim. The only threat to his power are the Clayarks, mutant humans created by an alien pandemic, who now live either enslaved by the Patternists or in the wild. Coransee, son of the ruling Patternmaster, wants the throne and will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means venturing into the wild mutant-infested hills to destroy a young apprentice -- his equal and his brother.

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.

A young woman harnesses her newfound power to challenge the ruthless man who controls her, in this brilliant and provocative novel from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower. Mary is a treacherous experiment. Her creator, an immortal named Doro, has molded the human race for generations, seeking out those with unusual talents like telepathy and breeding them into a new subrace of humans who obey his every command. The result is Mary: a young black woman living on the rough outskirts of Los Angeles in the 1970s, who has no idea how much power she will soon wield. Doro knows he must handle Mary carefully or risk her ending like his previous experiments: dead, either by her own hand or Doro''s. What he doesn''t suspect is that Mary''s maturing telepathic abilities may soon rival his own power. By linking telepaths with a viral pattern, she will create the potential to break free of his control once and for all-and shift the course of humanity.

One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower. When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali—a seemingly benevolent alien race—intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then putting them into a deep sleep. After learning all they could about Earth and its beings, the Oankali healed the planet, cured cancer, increased human strength, and they now want Lilith to lead her people back to Earth—but salvation comes at a price. Hopeful and thought-provoking, this post-apocalyptic narrative deftly explores gender and race through the eyes of characters struggling to adapt during a pivotal time of crisis and change.

From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower:After the near-extinction of the human race, one young man with extraordinary gifts will reveal whether the human race can learn from its past and rebuild their future . . . or is doomed to self-destruction. In the future, nuclear war has destroyed nearly all humankind. An alien race intervenes, saving the small group of survivors from certain death. But their salvation comes at a cost. The Oankali are able to read and mutate genetic code, and they use these skills for their own survival, interbreeding with new species to constantly adapt and evolve. They value the intelligence they see in humankind but also know that the species—rigidly bound to destructive social hierarchies—is destined for failure. They are determined that the only way forward is for the two races to produce a new hybrid species—and they will not tolerate rebellion. Akin looks like an ordinary human child. But as the first true human-alien hybrid, he is born understanding language, then starts to form sentences at two months old. He can see at a molecular level and kill with a touch. More powerful than any human or Oankali, he will be the architect of both races'' future. But before he can carry this new species into the stars, Akin must reconcile with his own heritage in a world already torn in two.

A powerful story of survival in unprecedented times, from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower. In an alternate America marked by volatile class warfare, Blake Maslin is traveling with his teenage twin daughters when their car is ambushed. Their attackers appear sickly yet possess inhuman strength, and they transport Blake''s family to an isolated compound. There, the three captives discover that the compound''s residents have a highly contagious alien disease that has mutated their DNA to make them powerful, dangerous, and compelled to infect others. If Blake and his daughters do not escape, they will be infected with a virus that will either kill them outright or transform them into outcasts whose very existence is a threat to the world around them. In the following hours, Blake and his daughters each must make a vital choice: risk everything to escape and warn the rest of the world, or accept their new reality -- as well as the uncertain fate of the human race.

Ma dernière nuit d’enfant commença par une visite. Les sœurs de T’Gatoi nous avaient attribué deux œufs stériles. Le premier, T’Gatoi le donna à ma mère, mon frère et mes sœurs ; l’autre, elle tenait à ce que je le mange en entier. Peu importait. Il y en avait assez pour que tout le monde se sente bien à la ?n. Presque tout le monde. Ma mère ne voulait pas y toucher. Elle restait assise là, à nous regarder planer et rêver sans elle. La plupart du temps, elle me regardait, moi. Couché contre le long ventre velouté de T’Gatoi, je sirotais mon œuf en me demandant pourquoi ma mère se refusait un plaisir aussi inoffensif. Elle aurait eu moins de cheveux gris si elle se l’était accordé de temps en temps. Les œufs prolongeaient la vie et la force. Mon père, qui n’avait jamais dit non à aucun, était parvenu à un âge au moins deux fois plus avancé que la normale. Et, sur le tard, quand il aurait dû se trouver ralenti, il avait épousé ma mère et lui avait fait quatre enfants... Octavia E. Butler Enfants de sang

Het iconische meesterwerk van Octavia Butler nu voor het eerst in het Nederlands vertaald. Na haar 26e verjaardag te hebben gevierd in Californië in 1976, belandt Dana plots op onverklaarbare wijze op een plantage in Maryland. Het is 1815. Omdat ze Zwart is, wordt Dana er als een tot slaaf gemaakte vrouw beschouwd. In Maryland ontmoet ze Rufus voor het eerst: hij ligt in het water en als Dana niet ingrijpt, zal hij verdrinken. Ze redt zijn leven en dat zal keer op keer gebeuren. Geen van beiden begrijpt Rufus’ macht om haar op te roepen als hij in gevaar is, noch de betekenis van de banden die hen binden. Hoe vaker Dana hem redt, hoe meer ze zich ervan bewust is dat haar eigen leven misschien voorbij zal zijn, voordat het zelfs nog maar is begonnen. Dit is het buitengewone verhaal van twee mensen; verbonden door bloed, gescheiden door zoveel meer dan de tijd.

Aventure de science-fiction et exploration philosophique, un roman aussi ambitieux qu''époustouflant par une voix fondatrice de l''afroféminisme. « J''aime l''écriture d''Octavia Butler pour son refus de la simplification et la finesse des dilemmes moraux auxquels sont confrontés ses personnages.» Ketty Steward Après un sommeil de plusieurs siècles, Lilith s''éveille à bord du vaste vaisseau spatial des Oankali. Créatures dotées de tentacules, experts en génétique, ils ont sauvé les rares survivants d''une Terre mourante et sont prets à ramener Lilith et les derniers humains sur leur planète régénérée. Mais la survie a un prix... « Je la tiens pour une des auteures les plus inspirantes de notre génération. » Virginie Despentes.

A modern klasszikussá vált disztópia, ami 27 évvel a megjelenése után lett New York Times Bestseller! 2024-et írunk: a klímaváltozás elviselhetetlen károkat okoz világszerte, járványok, háborúk és tartós vízhiány sújtja az emberiséget. Los Angeles külső részén fegyveres erőkkel védett, zárt közösségek próbálnak biztonságban fennmaradni a fosztogatókkal szemben, akik gondolkodás nélkül ölnek a túlélésük érdekében. Lauren Olamina az egyik ilyen közösségben él családjával. Apja lelkész, és másokkal együtt azért küzd, hogy megőrizze az emberiség méltóságát és azokat az értékeket, amik egyszer naggyá tettek minket. Miközben apja a helyes úton próbálja tartani a gyülekezetét, Lauren hiperempátiával küzd – egy ritka betegséggel, melynek során rendkívül érzékennyé válik mások fizikai fájdalmával szemben. Egy nap fosztogatók törnek be a közösségbe, és bekövetkezik, amitől mindenki tartott: otthonukat hátrahagyva menekülniük kell a farkastörvények uralta senkiföldjén. Lauren a túlélőkkel együtt északra tart és idővel a vezetőjükké válik; ráadásul az út során megfogalmazódik benne egy új hitvilág alapja, ami az egész emberiség számára a túlélést jelentheti. Octavia E. Butler 1993-as és mára klasszikussá vált disztópiája évről évre egyre aktuálisabbá válik. A magvető példázata számtalan írót inspirált és a műfaj egyik legfontosabb modern műveként tartják számon – hatását jól illusztrálja, hogy 2020-ban, huszonhét évvel a megjelenése után New York Times Bestseller lett.

La trilogía olvidada de la gran dama de la ciencia ficción. Treinta años después de su primera publicación en castellano, La estirpe de Lilith, título que reúne la Trilogía Xenogénesis en un solo volumen, vuelve a las librerías dispuesta a reivindicar a Octavia E. Butler como la gran pionera que deslumbró en ciencia ficción siendo una mujer negra. Hoy se la considera la primera escritora afroamericana de género en incorporarse al canon de la literatura norteamericana. Lilith Iyapo despierta en una nave espacial oankali, la raza alienígena que salvó a la humanidad de la extinción después de que la Tierra quedase devastada a causa de una guerra nuclear. Estos seres han mantenido a Lilith y a otros supervivientes dormidos en animación suspendida durante siglos. Ella será la elegida que guiará a los suyos de vuelta a su propio planeta, ahora dominado por la naturaleza salvaje, para que aprendan a vivir en él y se conviertan en la semilla de una nueva estirpe. Pero todo intercambio tiene una contrapartida: su descendencia no será humana. O no exactamente. Bienvenidos a la poderosa epopeya interplanetaria que ha convertido a Octavia E. Butler en un mito. «Hablé con unos treinta o cuarenta escritores negros de género que publicaban relatos cortos, novelas y demás, y todos lo hacían porque Octavia E. Butler les había abierto el camino.» -N. K. Jemisin. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The acclaimed trilogy that comprises Lilith''s Brood is 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...

2032. Célèbre créatrice de jeux virtuels, Asha découvre le journal dans lequel sa mère Lauren a posé les bases de sa philosophie humaniste et pacifiste. Dans une Amérique au comble du chaos qui renoue avec l’esclavagisme, Asha entre en résistance à son tour... PRIX NEBULA 1999 « Les visions dystopiques d’Octavia E. Butler, célèbre auteure afro-américaine de science-fiction, prennent toujours plus de sens. » Les Inrockuptibles