Wild Seed

#1 Patternists

Octavia E. Butler

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Grand Central Publishing
27 January 2021

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Science fiction; Historical fiction; Society & culture: general; Cultural & Period Fantasy; Epic Fantasy; Dark Fantasy / Grimdark; Biotechnology / Genetic Engineering; Post Holocaust Sci-Fi; Dark Science Fiction

Series: The Patternist Series

'A book that shifted my life... Epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant' VIOLA DAVIS

'Will rewire the mind of whoever reads it... you don't emerge from the journey unaffected' NNEDI OKORAFOR

A PATTERNIST NOVEL: BOOK ONE

It begins when two immortals meet in an African forest.

Doro is an ancient spirit who, for thousands of years, has cultivated a small village of people in search of perfection. He steals from their bodies to sustain his own life. Doro fears no one - until he meets Anyanwu.

Anyanwu is like Doro and yet different. She uses her wisdom to help others, healing injuries, birthing tribes and shifting the shapes of her own body. Anyanwu feels no threat - until she meets Doro.

In an epic story of love and hate, Doro and Anyanwu chase each other across continents and centuries - a power struggle that echoes through generations. Together they will change the world.

By: Octavia E. Butler
Imprint: Grand Central Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9781472280992
ISBN 10: 1472280997
Series: The Patternist Series
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 27 January 2021
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was the author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. Recipient of the Locus, Hugo and Nebula awards, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship 'Genius Grant'.

Reviews for Wild Seed (#1 Patternists)

"Octavia E. Butler is one of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had across canons - as creators, readers, critics, we're still wrestling with her extraordinary work No novel I've read this year has felt as relevant, as gut-wrenching or as essential... If you've ever tweeted ""All Lives Matter"", someone needs to shove Kindred into your hand, and quickly [Her] evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human - New York Times Octavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. I think she can help each of us to do the same"