In Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, what forces Dana back in time?
a. She went willingly so that she could meet her ancestors
b. She suffers from a genetic disorder that propels her back in time
c. She cannot find a husband in the present, so she is sent back to find a gentleman
d. She must protect an ancestor to ensure he lives to continue the family line
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a. She went willingly so that she could meet her ancestors
b. She suffers from a genetic disorder that propels her back in time
c. She cannot find a husband in the present, so she is sent back to find a gentleman
d. She must protect an ancestor to ensure he lives to continue the family line
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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
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Science Fiction & Fantasy
about this author
Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field. She won both Hugo and Nebula awards. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant.
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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.08 — 4,073 ratings — published 1979 12 editions |
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.16 — 2,527 ratings — published 1993 15 editions |
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Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 3.90 — 1,732 ratings — published 2005 4 editions |
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Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.12 — 1,367 ratings — published 1998 10 editions |
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Dawn (Book One of the Xenogenesis Series) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.06 — 1,171 ratings — published 1987 8 editions |
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Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.15 — 1,093 ratings — published 1980 11 editions |
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Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, Books 1-3) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.19 — 908 ratings — published 1989 5 editions |
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Bloodchild and Other Stories: Second Edition by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.14 — 837 ratings — published 1995 6 editions |
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Adulthood Rites (Book Two of the Xenogenesis Series) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.07 — 765 ratings — published 1988 8 editions |
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Imago (Book Three of the Xenogenesis Series) by Octavia E. Butler avg rating 4.09 — 756 ratings — published 1989 9 editions |
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"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)
"All struggles are essentially power struggles. Who will rule? Who will lead? Who will define, refine, confine, design? Who will dominate? All struggles are essentially power struggles,and most are no more intellectual than two rams knocking their heads together."
— Octavia E. Butler
— Octavia E. Butler
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