Parable of the Sower (Earthseed #1)
Author(s): Octavia E. Butler
Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
Parable of the Sower is a dystopian classic of terror and hope-the story of an African American teenage girl trying to survive in an all-too-real future-from the "grand dame" of science fiction, Octavia E. Butler.
When unattended environmental and economic crises lead to social chaos, not even gated communities are safe. In a night of fire and death, Lauren Olamina, an empath and the daughter of a minister, loses her family and home and ventures out into the unprotected American landscape. But what begins as a flight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny...and the birth of a new faith, as Lauren becomes a prophet carrying the hope of a new world and a revoltionary idea christened "Earthseed."
Chilling and thought-provoking for adult and young adult readers alike, ..".there isn't a page in this vivid and frightening story that fails to grip the reader" (San Jose Mercury News).
*Includes reading group guide
Product Information
"THERE ISN'T A PAGE IN THIS VIVID AND FRIGHTENING STORY THAT FAILS TO GRIP THE READER".-- SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
General Fields
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- : Grand Central Publishing
- : Grand Central Publishing
- : 0.299371
- : 01 December 1999
- : 21.00 cmmm X 13.30 cmmm X 2.50 cmmm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Octavia E. Butler
- : Paperback
- : Warner Books ed.
- : English
- : 813.5/4
- : 352