Author: Octavia E. Butler
From a legendary Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author: This box set of classic sci-fi tales follows a power-hungry immortal’s quest to perfect the human race. “Gripping” (The New York Times Book Review).
From a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author whose “literary craftsmanship is superb” (The Washington Post Book World): In this dazzling duology, a minister’s daughter quests to save her postapocalyptic world. “A testament to the author’s enormous talent” (Publishers Weekly starred review).
A Good Morning America 2021 Top Summer Read PickThe visionary author’s masterpiece pulls us—along with her Black female hero—through time to face the horrors of slavery and explore the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now.Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and … abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back repeatedly through…
After Earth’s destruction, a mysterious alien race holds the key to saving humanity — or destroying it. “One of science fiction’s finest writers” (The New York Times) envisions a mind-blowing future in this gripping complete trilogy with over 8,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads.
A beloved author envisions a startling future: Lilith wakes from a centuries-long sleep to find herself on an alien ship. Her hosts, the Oankali, plan to merge with humanity to create a home on a strange new Earth… With over 12,100 five-star Goodreads ratings.
From a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author comes a “richly evocative” tale (Chicago Tribune) with over 9,500 five-star Goodreads ratings! When two powerful immortals of very different natures cross paths, they’ll forever change the course of humanity… “Butler’s literary craftsmanship is superb” (The Washington Post).
“Eloquent, distinguished, and poignant” (Booklist): This extraordinary collection brings together marvelous stories and essays from a beloved Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author who was hailed as “one of the finest voices in fiction” (The Washington Post).
From “one of the finest voices in fiction” (The Washington Post): Lauren’s tranquil community must fight to survive when a dangerous extremist becomes president of the United States. A “powerful, moving, and beautifully written” Nebula Award winner (Library Journal).
A masterwork from the late Hugo and Nebula Award–winning luminary: In a future world teetering on the brink of apocalypse, Lauren holds the key to humanity’s salvation… With over 33,000 five-star Goodreads ratings, this is a sci-fi classic. “Gripping… Succeeds on multiple levels” (The New York Times Book Review).