Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

1993 · Octavia E. Butler

A 1993 science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler. In 2025, as the world descends into madness and anarchy, Lauren Olamina, who suffers from…

Parable of the Talents

1998 · Octavia E. Butler

A 1998 novel by Octavia E. Butler. Amid environmental devastation and economic chaos, a zealous bigot wins the White House, and Lauren Olamina leads…

Patternmaster

1976 · Octavia E. Butler

Patternmaster (1976) is a science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler. Set in a distant future, the story explores a world divided between the…

Mind of my mind

1977 · Octavia E. Butler

Mind of My Mind is the second novel in Octavia E. Butler's Patternist series. It serves as a prequel to her earlier novel Patternmaster, expanding…

Survivor

1978 · Octavia E. Butler

Survivor is a science fiction novel by American writer Octavia E. Butler, first published in 1978 as part of Butler's "Patternist series." It is the…

Wild seed

1980 · Octavia E. Butler

Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex or design, and fears no one until he meets Anyanwu. Anyanwu has also…

Clay's ark

1984 · Octavia E. Butler

In a frightening near future, an alien disease is poised to become a devastating global epidemic, unless someone can stop it. The story explores the…

Dawn

1987 · Octavia E. Butler

Dawn (1987), a novel by Octavia Butler, involves aliens reproducing with humans, mixing their genes with humans because humans have destroyed Earth…

Adulthood Rites

1988 · Octavia E. Butler

This 1988 novel is the second book in the Lilith's Brood trilogy, set years after the arrival of Oankali aliens in the first book. The Oankali have…

Imago

1989 · Octavia E. Butler

The Oankali are traveling galactic genetic traders who view the human species as a genetic failure and a threat to life in the universe. They take…

Year's Best SF

1996 · David G. Hartwell

This 1996 anthology, edited by David G. Hartwell, features science fiction stories that explore distant planets and the future of Earth. The…

Year's Best SF 2

1997

Year's Best SF 2 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell, published in 1997. It is the second installment in the Year's Best SF…

Year's Best SF 3

1998

Year's Best SF 3 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell, published in 1998. It is the third volume in the Year's Best SF series.…

Year's Best SF 4

1999 · David G. Hartwell

Year's Best SF 4 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell, published in 1999. It is the fourth volume in the Year's Best SF series.…

Year's Best SF 5

2000 · David G. Hartwell

David G. Hartwell, an acclaimed editor and anthologist, presents the fifth annual collection of the year's best science fiction stories. This…

Year's Best SF 6 (Year's Best SF

2001 · David G. Hartwell

The sixth annual collection Year's Best SF 6 is edited by David G. Hartwell, an acclaimed editor and anthologist. The book features science fiction…

Year's best SF 7

2002 · David G. Hartwell

Year's Best SF 7 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. It was published in 2002 and is the seventh volume in…

Year's Best SF 8

2003

Year's Best SF 8 is a book by David G. Hartwell, a science fiction anthology he edited with Kathryn Cramer, published in 2003. It is the eighth in…

Year's Best SF 9

2004 · Octavia E. Butler

This book is a collection of short science fiction stories published in the previous year, selected by editors David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer.…

Year's best SF 10

2005 · David G. Hartwell

Year's Best SF 10 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer, published in 2005. It is the tenth installment in…