Octavia Butler Books

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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.31 — 264,214 ratings — published 1979
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
by (shelved 76 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.20 — 250,074 ratings — published 1993
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Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
by (shelved 57 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.32 — 80,774 ratings — published 1998
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Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
by (shelved 53 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.15 — 61,892 ratings — published 1987
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Wild Seed (Patternist, #1) Wild Seed (Patternist, #1)
by (shelved 49 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.21 — 38,986 ratings — published 1980
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Fledgling Fledgling (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.80 — 38,454 ratings — published 2005
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Mind of My Mind (Patternist, #2) Mind of My Mind (Patternist, #2)
by (shelved 43 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.19 — 15,354 ratings — published 1977
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Imago (Xenogenesis, #3) Imago (Xenogenesis, #3)
by (shelved 42 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.20 — 24,083 ratings — published 1989
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Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2) Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2)
by (shelved 40 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.19 — 28,005 ratings — published 1988
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Clay's Ark (Patternist, #3) Clay's Ark (Patternist, #3)
by (shelved 38 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.83 — 11,963 ratings — published 1984
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Bloodchild and Other Stories Bloodchild and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.34 — 26,581 ratings — published 1995
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Patternmaster (Patternist, #4) Patternmaster (Patternist, #4)
by (shelved 35 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.03 — 10,779 ratings — published 1976
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Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
by (shelved 22 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.37 — 21,710 ratings — published 1987
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Survivor (Patternist, #4) Survivor (Patternist, #4)
by (shelved 19 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,396 ratings — published 1978
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Unexpected Stories Unexpected Stories (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,912 ratings — published 2014
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Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.19 — 11,413 ratings — published 2017
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Seed to Harvest (Patternist, #1-4) Seed to Harvest (Patternist, #1-4)
by (shelved 8 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.39 — 6,628 ratings — published 2007
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Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.98 — 5,463 ratings — published 2020
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A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,074 ratings — published 2000
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Bloodchild Bloodchild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,870 ratings — published 1984
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Octavia E. Butler: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series) Octavia E. Butler: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series)
by (shelved 4 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.31 — 205 ratings — published
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Conversations with Octavia Butler Conversations with Octavia Butler (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.50 — 216 ratings — published 2009
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The Evening and the Morning and the Night The Evening and the Morning and the Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.20 — 628 ratings — published 1987
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Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,278 ratings — published 2015
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Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,888 ratings — published 2022
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Bloodchildren: Stories by the Octavia E. Butler Scholars Bloodchildren: Stories by the Octavia E. Butler Scholars (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.37 — 90 ratings — published 2013
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Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.53 — 2,519 ratings — published 1990
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Kindred / Fledgling / Collected Stories Kindred / Fledgling / Collected Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.56 — 236 ratings — published 2021
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Parable of the Talents: A Graphic Novel Adaptation Parable of the Talents: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.26 — 159 ratings — published
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La Mémoire de Babel (La Passe-Miroir, #3) La Mémoire de Babel (La Passe-Miroir, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.20 — 66,640 ratings — published 2017
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Speech Sounds Speech Sounds (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.12 — 716 ratings — published
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A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.24 — 345 ratings — published 2020
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Octavia E. Butler (Modern Masters of Science Fiction) Octavia E. Butler (Modern Masters of Science Fiction)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.48 — 86 ratings — published
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Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.32 — 25 ratings — published 2013
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Across the Wounded Galaxies: Interviews with Contemporary American Science Fiction Writers Across the Wounded Galaxies: Interviews with Contemporary American Science Fiction Writers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.78 — 49 ratings — published 1990
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Prism Stalker Collection Vol. 1 Prism Stalker Collection Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.56 — 650 ratings — published 2018
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A Phoenix First Must Burn A Phoenix First Must Burn (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,192 ratings — published 2020
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Flight from Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #3) Flight from Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.13 — 434 ratings — published 1985
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Return to Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #4) Return to Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.03 — 400 ratings — published 1987
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Neveryóna (Return to Nevèrÿon, #2) Neveryóna (Return to Nevèrÿon, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.01 — 673 ratings — published 1983
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Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,371 ratings — published 2015
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Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.41 — 16,254 ratings — published 2024
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Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2) Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.89 — 79,823 ratings — published 2019
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.11 — 248,189 ratings — published 2018
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The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3) The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.99 — 23,101 ratings — published 2018
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Home (Binti, #2) Home (Binti, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 4.03 — 29,886 ratings — published 2017
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Binti (Binti, #1) Binti (Binti, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.84 — 79,482 ratings — published 2015
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The Book of Phoenix (Who Fears Death, #0) The Book of Phoenix (Who Fears Death, #0)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,925 ratings — published 2015
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Lagoon Lagoon (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as octavia-butler)
avg rating 3.63 — 9,074 ratings — published 2014
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