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Parable of the Talents

#2 Earthseed

Octavia E Butler Toshi Reagon

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English
Seven Stories
08 November 2016

The sequel to Parable of the Sower, this book is a depressingly realistic but strangely hopeful portrayal of the US in the next few years, as we follow the main character’s journey after she leaves her isolated community to found a new religion. With notes interspersed by her future daughter and her husband, written 30 years down the line, you sense the whole way that it won’t end well but it’s so compellingly told that you need to know more. - Zoë

Parable of the Talents celebrates the classic Butlerian themes of alienation and transcendence, violence and spirituality, slavery and freedom, separation and community to astonishing effect, in the shockingly familiar, broken world of 2032. Long awaited, the novel is the continuation of the travails of Lauren Olamina, the heroine of 1994's Nebula Prize finalist, bestselling Parable of the Sower. Written in the voice of Lauren Olamina's daughter, this is a book about a society whose very fabric has been torn asunder.
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Imprint:   Seven Stories
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 41mm
Weight:   590g
ISBN:   9781609807207
ISBN 10:   1609807200
Pages:   368
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Parable of the Talents (#2 Earthseed)

The sequel to Parable of the Sower, this book is a depressingly realistic but strangely hopeful portrayal of the US in the next few years, as we follow the main character’s journey after she leaves her isolated community to found a new religion. With notes interspersed by her future daughter and her husband, written 30 years down the line, you sense the whole way that it won’t end well but it’s so compellingly told that you need to know more. - Zoë





""This work stands out as a testament to the author's enormous talent, and to the human spirit."" —Publishers Weekly ""Butler sets the imagination free, blending the real and the possible."" —United Press International 


  • Nominated for Locus Awards 1999
  • Short-listed for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2001
  • Winner of Nebula Award 1999

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