"Possibly the greatest dystopian novel of all time, made only more poignant by how many of Butler's predictions have come to life. Fear, hope, grief, and love are all addressed as protagonist Lauren Olamina travels across drought-stricken California, toward a sanctuary that may not even exist."
Marnie M.
Author Octavia E. Butler
Publisher Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date 2000-01-01
Section Science Fiction / All Staff Suggestions / Fiction Suggestions / Archived Staff Suggestions / Isabel D. / Marnie M.
Publisher Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date 2000-01-01
Section Science Fiction / All Staff Suggestions / Fiction Suggestions / Archived Staff Suggestions / Isabel D. / Marnie M.
Type New
Format Paperback
ISBN 9780446675505
Format Paperback
ISBN 9780446675505
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, a minister's young daughter, 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.
