Bloodchild and other stories
Malik Rashad, Allyson Johnson, Bahni Turpin, Octavia E. Butler
Readers rate it 4.2 (201 on Hardcover)
214 pages · Released 2005 · Seven Stories Press
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This is a collection of award-winning science fiction short stories by Octavia E. Butler that explores challenging themes through speculative fiction. The stories contain disturbing body horror, reproductive coercion, and apocalyptic scenarios that require emotional maturity to process. While the writing is thoughtful and offers insights into human resilience and adaptation, the content is best suited for older teens who can engage with Butler's complex moral questions.
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Six remarkable stories from a master of modern science fiction. Octavia E. Butler's classic "Bloodchild," winner of both the Nebula and Hugo awards, anchors this collection of incomparable stories and essays. "Bloodchild" is set on a distant planet where human children spend their lives preparing to become hosts for th... Six remarkable stories from a master of modern science fiction. Octavia E. Butler's classic "Bloodchild," winner of both the Nebula and Hugo awards, anchors this collection of incomparable stories and essays. "Bloodchild" is set on a distant planet where human children spend their lives preparing to become hosts for the offspring of the alien Tlic. Sometimes the procedure is harmless, but often it is not. Also included is the Hugo Award - winning "Speech Sounds," about a near future in which humans must adapt after an apocalyptic event robs them of their ability to speak. In this audiobook, Butler shows us life on Earth and amongst the stars, telling her tales with characteristic imagination and clarity.
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- American Science fiction
- Fiction
- Science fiction, American
- Women
- FICTION / Science Fiction / General
- Large type books
- Fiction, science fiction, short stories
- Fiction, short stories (single author)
- Fiction, science fiction, general
- California, fiction
- African americans, fiction
- Fiction, dystopian
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ISBN 9781583226988 · Seven Stories Press