false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170553713m/60926.jpg 60926 5 Dawn: After nuclear war destroys the world, Earths survivors are rescued by the miraculously powerful Oankali aliens- who survive by merging genetically with primitive peoples without their permission. Adulthood Rites: Desperate to regain their world, childless humans seek to cleanse the alien taint by kidnapping hybrid children. But the raiders are blind to the truth of Earths new children. Imago: The futures of both humans and aliens rest in one young beings successful metamorphosis into adulthood. 3739 1989 Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, Books 1-3) total:999|5:435|4:369|3:162|2:26|1:7| 999 4196 1467 113 4 4 false false Thu Jan 03 19:21:50 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 16:13:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Sep 30 12:34:35 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 19 06:22:23 -0700 2008 Dawn, Adulthood Rites, and Imago, which have since been published in one volume. The basic story is this: humanity has virtually destroyed itself and the earth in a nuclear conflagration. Just after we've done so, a strange and powerful alien race called t...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 21 11:14:49 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 31 21:17:09 -0700 2009 Dawn, but figured I'd give Vol. 2 a chance - I've liked Butler in the past, and this series is supposed to be very good.

But now I'm five chapters into Adulthood Rites, and not only does it still have humans under...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 06:44:56 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 12:46:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 true false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 12 12:16:49 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 12 17:03:14 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Sep 18 12:55:13 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 10:43:06 -0700 2007
when i started to develop a critical consciousness in college i found that i couldn't read my formerly fav...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 11:34:57 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 11:35:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Aug 16 14:45:34 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 15:03:16 -0700 2007 Lilith's Brood after my father (who is something of a purist) bothered me enough. I was instantly intrigued.

It isn...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 13 21:47:52 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 09:41:45 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 10:00:15 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 10:09:14 -0700 2007 Dawn a few months ago, and while I liked it, I wasn't blown away. After I read Fledgling and was newly impressed with Butler's creativity and way with language, I decided to finish the series. It absorbed me for two days, and I ended up absolutely loving it. This series reminded me of Vonn...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Nov 02 11:58:32 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 12:14:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 25 12:20:57 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 18:44:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Mar 15 09:29:46 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 09:43:44 -0700 2009
Octavia Butler formulates a much more realistic science fiction ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 22:09:56 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 22:22:49 -0800 2009
I was really unhappy because it is extremely hard to buy these 3 books separate. So, I bought the huge book and started in the middle.

I read "Adulthood Rites" and was not as good as "Dawn". I think the thing "...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:08:36 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:18:35 -0700 2009
This is a trilogy that starts with the story of Lilith, a woman who survives nuclear war only to be rescued and put into suspended animatio...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 09:00:03 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 09:25:08 -0700 2009 Lilith's Brood, actually an omnibus of three novels (Dawn, Adulthood Rites, and Imago) by Octavia Butler, is amazing. These three works are easily the best science fiction novels I've read in the past several years, and the first two are certain contenders for the best novels I've read in years, per...more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 10 19:19:53 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 19:22:19 -0700 2009
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