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Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower

Label
Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Rated M
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower
Medium
electronic resource eBook
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
Earthseed books
Summary
The follow-up to Kindred, the #1 bestseller, comes Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel In this graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower, by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind the #1 bestseller Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, the author portrays a searing vision of America's future. In the year 2024, the country is marred by unattended environmental and economic crises that lead to social chaos. Lauren Olamina, a preacher's daughter living in Los Angeles, is protected from danger by the walls of her gated community. However, in a night of fire and death, what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny . . . and the birth of a new faith
Target audience
adult
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