Wild Seed
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.65 (501 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0446676977 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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I haven't found anyone quite like Octavia Butler In decades of reading science fiction, I haven't found anyone quite like Octavia Butler. The skill with which she introduces us to an entirely new kind of people is unparalleled. So, too, are the complexity of her characters.While avoiding spoilers as much as possible, this book features a unique take on genetic mutation - and the. "Fantasy at its best" according to JR Pinto. It is always a delight, when reading science fiction, to come across a writer who can actually WRITE. As soon as you begin Wild Seed, you know that you are in the hands of someone who knows what she is doing. I was turned onto Octavia Butler by reading Orson Scott Card - who cites her in his book on Writing Science Fiction. The bo. "Simply amazing" according to Maximiliano F Yofre. Not so long ago I've read the first book from Ms Butler. I was immediately captivated by her amazing imagination and quality of her prose and became instantly a fan of the author.All her books showed a rich mixture of imagination, interesting characters and conflictive situations.*Wild Seed* is a complex story about Doro and Anyan
Incorporating powerful, spare language and rich, well-developed characters, her work tackled race, gender, religion, poverty, power, politics, and science in a way that touched readers of all backgrounds. Butler was a towering figure in life and in her art and the world noticed; highly acclaimed by reviewers, she received numerous awards, including a MacArthur "genius" grant, both the Hugo and Nebula awards, the Langston Hughes Medal, as well as a PEN Lifetime Achievement award. . Butler was the first black woman to come to international prominence as a science fiction writer. About the Author Octavia E
Butler was a towering figure in life and in her art and the world noticed; highly acclaimed by reviewers, she received numerous awards, including a MacArthur "genius" grant, both the Hugo and Nebula awards, the Langston Hughes Medal, as well as a PEN Lifetime Achievement award. Octavia E. Butler was the first black woman to come to internat
He fears no one -- until he meets Anyanwu. From African jungles to the colonies of America, Doro and Anyanwu weave together a pattern of destiny that not even immortals can imagine.. Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex -- or design. She fears no one -- until she meets Doro. Anyanwu is a shapeshifter who can absorb bullets and heal with a kissand savage anyone who threatens those she loves