Octavia E. Butler
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born
June 22, 1947
died
February 24, 2006
gender
female
place of birth
Pasadena, California, The United States
website
genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy
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avg rating: 4.15
| 1472 reviews
| 11671 ratings
| 21 distinct works
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Kindred (Paperback) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.17 — 2448 ratings — published 1979 12 editions |
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Parable of the Sower (Paperback) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.27 — 1603 ratings — published 1993 13 editions |
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Fledgling (Paperback) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.01 — 972 ratings — published 2005 3 editions |
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Parable of the Talents (Mass Market Paperback) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.20 — 875 ratings — published 1998 9 editions |
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Dawn (Book One of the Xenogenesis Series) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.16 — 756 ratings — published 1987 7 editions |
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Wild Seed (Paperback) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.21 — 717 ratings — published 1980 11 editions |
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Lilith's Brood (Paperback) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.29 — 557 ratings — published 2000 4 editions |
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Bloodchild and Other Stories: Second Edition (Paperback) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.20 — 562 ratings — published 1995 6 editions |
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Adulthood Rites (Book Two of the Xenogenesis Series) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.12 — 508 ratings — published 1988 6 editions |
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Imago (Book Three of the Xenogenesis Series) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.15 — 504 ratings — published 1989 6 editions |
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quotes by Octavia E. Butler
"All that you touch
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
is Change.
God
is Change.
EARTHSEED:THE BOOKS OF LIVING"
— Octavia E. Butler (Parable of the Sower)
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
is Change.
God
is Change.
EARTHSEED:THE BOOKS OF LIVING"
— Octavia E. Butler (Parable of the Sower)
"When apparent stability disintegrates,
As it must-
God is Change-
People tend to give in
To fear and depression,
To need and greed.
When no influence is strong enough
To unify people
They divide.
They struggle,
One against one,
Group against group,
For survival, position, power.
They remember old hates and generate new ones,
The create chaos and nurture it.
They kill and kill and kill,
Until they are exhausted and destroyed,
Until they are conquered by outside forces,
Or until one of them becomes
A leader
Most will follow,
Or a tyrant
Most fear.
Earthseed: The Books of the Living
Lauren Oya Olamina"
— Octavia E. Butler
As it must-
God is Change-
People tend to give in
To fear and depression,
To need and greed.
When no influence is strong enough
To unify people
They divide.
They struggle,
One against one,
Group against group,
For survival, position, power.
They remember old hates and generate new ones,
The create chaos and nurture it.
They kill and kill and kill,
Until they are exhausted and destroyed,
Until they are conquered by outside forces,
Or until one of them becomes
A leader
Most will follow,
Or a tyrant
Most fear.
Earthseed: The Books of the Living
Lauren Oya Olamina"
— Octavia E. Butler
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