Octavia E. Butler · novel series
Earthseed books in order
An unfinished series following Lauren Olamina and the Earthseed community through environmental and social collapse.
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- 1 Parable of the Sower
Book 1 · novel · 1993
From the pioneering New York Times bestselling science fiction author of Kindred. The radically speculative odyssey of a young Black woman in a post-apocalyptic America and the community she cultivates despite the horrors of climate…
- 2 Parable of the Talents
Book 2 · novel · 1998
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous bigot wins his way into the White House. Lauren Olamina leads a new faith group directly opposed to…
