Bøger af Octavia E. Butler

A special hardback edition of Octavia E. Butler's bestselling novel, with new cover artwork by Monet Alyssa.

A modern black woman is transported to 19th-century Maryland, where she faces the cruel realities of slavery. Kindred, Octavia E. Butler's masterpiece, is an essential read and 'a shattering work of art' (Los Angeles Herald-Examiner).

A special hardback edition of Octavia E. Butler's extraordinarily prescient novel, with new cover artwork by Monet Alyssa.

A PATTERNIST NOVEL (2): a young woman comes into her own power and challenges the ruthless man who controls her.

A PATTERNIST NOVEL (3): a powerful story of survival in unprecedented times.

A PATTERNIST NOVEL (1): It begins when two immortals meet in an African forest. Together they will change the world.

A PATTERNIST NOVEL (4): an all-powerful ruler's son vies for control over humanity.

LILITH'S BROOD 1: one woman is called upon to reconstruct humanity in this hopeful, thought-provoking novel.

Kindred - TV tie-in is a thrilling novel penned by the renowned author, Octavia E. Butler. This gripping narrative belongs to a genre that blends history and science fiction, providing readers with a unique literary experience. The story unfolds in a manner that keeps you hooked from the first page to the last. Published by Headline Book Publishing, this riveting tale was first made available to the public in 2023. The plot is intricately woven, reflecting Butler's exceptional storytelling skills. The TV tie-in edition brings an added layer of excitement for fans who've followed the story on the small screen. Dive into this captivating world and experience a narrative like no other. Kindred - TV tie-in is not just a book; it's a journey that transports you to a different realm. Don't miss out on this masterpiece from Headline Book Publishing.

This acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from an award-winning author "pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" and includes a foreword by N. K. Jemisin (John Green, New York Times). When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions. Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith . . . and a startling vision of human destiny.

This powerful graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel stands beside the acclaimed previous graphic novel adaptations, Kindred, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and Parable of the Sower, winner of the Hugo Award Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Talents: A Graphic Novel Adaptation is the continuation of the travails of Lauren Olamina. Brought to life by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the creative team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, Parable of the Talents is told in the voice of Lauren Olamina's daughter, Asha Vere-from whom she has been separated for most of the girl's life-interspersed with sections in the form of Lauren's own journals. Against a background of a war-torn continent under the control of a Christian fundamentalist fascist state, Asha searches for answers about her own past while struggling to reconcile with her mother's legacy-caught between her duty to her chosen family and her calling to lead humankind into a better future among the stars. Octavia E. Butler's bestselling literary science-fiction masterpieces are essential works in feminist, Afrofuturist, and fantasy genres, and this compelling graphic novel adaptation of Parable of the Talents is a major event.

I 2032, fem år efter at have mistet sin familie, har Lauren Olamina samlet en lille flok mennesker i det selvforsynende lokalsamfund kaldet Acorn. Laurens hyperempati har inspireret hende til at grundlægge den nyskabende spirituelle religion Earthseed. Den nye religion står i kontrast til den fundamentalistiske kristne kirke, som den nyvalgte præsident er en del af. På hans opfordring nedbrændes ikke-kristne kirker, og alternativt troende jages og slås ihjel – alt sammen under kampråbet ”Make America Great Again” …Lignelsen om talenterne indeholder ud over Laurens eget synspunkt, beretninger fra tre andre karakterer, Markus, Bankole og Asha Vere, som sætter Laurens liv og kald i perspektiv.Butler planlagde i hvert fald ét bind mere i serien, men nåede aldrig at skrive mere. Hvert bind er dog afsluttet og kan læses uafhængigt.

Verden som vi kender den er korrumperet af galskab og anarki, men en kvinde sætter sig for at skabe en bedre fremtid for sig selv og andre.Lauren Olamina og hendes familie lever i et beskyttet område i udkanten af Los Angeles. Inden for murene forsøger Laurens far, som er præst, sammen med andre fra området at redde, hvad der er tilbage af et lokalsamfund, som ellers er blevet ødelagt af narkotika, sygdom, krig og tilbagevendende vandmangel. Mens hendes far hjælper fællesskabet i den rigtige retning, kæmper Lauren med hyperempati, en lidelse, som gør hende exceptionelt sensitiv over for andres smerter. Da en brand raserer deres kvarter, bliver Laurens familie slået ihjel og hun tvinges ud i den farlige verden udenfor. Sammen med en håndfuld andre flygtninge, forsøger Lauren at rejse i sikkerhed nordpå, og undervejs opstår en revolutionerende idé i hendes sind, som måske kan redde hele menneskeheden.

På sin 26-års fødselsdag i 1976, bliver Dana, en moderne sort kvinde, revet væk fra sin nye ægtemand, sit hjem i Californien og sit ellers trygge liv. Fra det ene øjeblik til det andet bliver hun bragt tilbage i tiden til en amerikansk sydstat under slavetiden. En plantageejers søn, Rufus, er ved at drukne, og Dana hidkaldes for at redde hans liv. Derpå vender hun tilbage til sit moderne liv, men igen og igen bliver Dana bragt tilbage i tiden til slaverne på plantageejendommen, og for hver gang forlænges og forværres hendes oplevelser. Det bliver mere og mere farligt for Dana, og hun oplever situationer, hvor hendes liv kan slutte, før det er begyndt.Slægtskab er et tankevækkende og skræmmende spekulativt mesterværk fra den prisvindende og anmelderroste forfatter Octavia E. Butler. En roman om slaveriets grusomheder, som udforsker racisme, sexisme og den hvide races historiske herskermagt og dens indvirkning på verden dengang og nu.

Lilith Iyapo despierta en una nave espacial oankali, la raza alienâigena que salvâo a la humanidad de la extinciâon despuâes de que la Tierra quedase devastada a causa de una guerra nuclear. Estos seres han mantenido a Lilith y a otros supervivientes dormidos en animaciâon suspendida durante siglos. Ella serâa la elegida que guiarâa a los suyos de vuelta a su propio planeta, ahora dominado por la naturaleza salvaje, para que aprendan a vivir en âel y se conviertan en la semilla de una nueva estirpe. Pero todo intercambio tiene una contrapartida: su descendencia no serâa humana. O no exactamente.

First Grand Central Publishing edition, 2000; reissued 2019. Original copyright, Ã1993.

Fledgling, Octavia Butler's last novel, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted-and still wants-to destroy her and those she cares for, and how she can save herself. Fledgling is a captivating novel that tests the limits of "otherness" and questions what it means to be truly human.

LILITH'S BROOD 3: the acclaimed trilogy concludes with the story of Jodah, child of the Earth and stars, who risks the future of humanity just by growing up.

LILITH'S BROOD 2: one young man with extraordinary gifts must reconcile his own heritage before he can change the fate of humanity.

A young woman harnesses her newfound power to challenge the ruthless man who controls her, in this brilliant and provocative novel from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower.Mary is a treacherous experiment. Her creator, an immortal named Doro, has molded the human race for generations, seeking out those with unusual talents like telepathy and breeding them into a new subrace of humans who obey his every command. The result is Mary: a young black woman living on the rough outskirts of Los Angeles in the 1970s, who has no idea how much power she will soon wield. Doro knows he must handle Mary carefully or risk her ending like his previous experiments: dead, either by her own hand or Doro's. What he doesn't suspect is that Mary's maturing telepathic abilities may soon rival his own power. By linking telepaths with a viral pattern, she will create the potential to break free of his control once and for all-and shift the course of humanity.

In an "epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant" story of love and hate, two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together -- and changing the destiny of the human race (Viola Davis).Doro knows no higher authority than himself. An ancient spirit with boundless powers, he possesses humans, killing without remorse as he jumps from body to body to sustain his own life. With a lonely eternity ahead of him, Doro breeds supernaturally gifted humans into empires that obey his every desire. He fears no one -- until he meets Anyanwu.Anyanwu is an entity like Doro and yet different. She can heal with a bite and transform her own body, mending injuries and reversing aging. She uses her powers to cure her neighbors and birth entire tribes, surrounding herself with kindred who both fear and respect her. No one poses a true threat to Anyanwu -- until she meets Doro. The moment Doro meets Anyanwu, he covets her; and from the villages of 17th-century Nigeria to 19th-century United States, their courtship becomes a power struggle that echoes through generations, irrevocably changing what it means to be human.

The Patternist novels detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.