Bloodchild and Other Stories Paperback - 2005 - 2nd Edition

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Author: Butler, Octavia E.
ISBN: 9781583226988

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A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes “Bloodchild,” winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and “Speech Sounds,” winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in print for the first time, “Amnesty” is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is “The Book of Martha” which asks: What would you do if God granted you the ability—and responsibility—to save humanity from itself? Like all of Octavia Butler’s best writing, these works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. She proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literature’s strongest voices.

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Readers largely hailed Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild and Other Stories for its precision, moral complexity, and emotional punch, singling out Bloodchild, Speech Sounds, Amnesty, and The Evening and the Morning and the Night. Many noted the collection’s unsettling, sometimes brutal subject matter, yet praised Butler’s ability to evoke empathy and rethink alien-contact scenarios to examine human behavior. The included essays and author notes were widely appreciated for context and inspiration, even winning over readers wary of short fiction. A few flagged discomfort with specific themes (notably Near of Kin), but the consensus deemed the collection inventive, tightly paced, and masterfully crafted.

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A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and "Speech Sounds," winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in print for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is "The Book of Martha" which asks: What would you do if God granted you the ability--and responsibility--to save humanity from itself?
Like all of Octavia Butler's best writing, these works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. She proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literature's strongest voices.

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Title Bloodchild and Other Stories
Author Octavia E. Butler
Binding Paperback
Edition number 2nd
Edition 2
Pages 224
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Seven Stories Press, New York
Publication date 2005-10-04
Features Table of Contents
ISBN 9781583226988 / 1583226982
Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
Dimensions 7.25 x 5.06 x 0.63 in (18.42 x 12.85 x 1.60 cm)
Category Fiction - Science Fiction
Library of Congress subjects Women, Science fiction, American
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005018898
Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Black Issues Book Review, 07/01/2005, Page 33

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A writer who darkly imagined the future we have destined for ourselves in book after book, and also one who has shown us the way toward improving on that dismal fate, OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947-2006) is recognized as among the bravest and smartest of contemporary fiction writers. A 1995 MacArthur Award winner, Butler transcended the science fiction category even as she was awarded that community's top prizes, the Nebula and Hugo Awards. She reached readers of all ages, all races, and all religious and sexual persuasions. For years the only African-American woman writing science fiction, Butler has encouraged many others to follow in her path.

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