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Parable of the talents / Octavia E. Butler.
Author
Butler, Octavia E.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Open Road Integrated Media, 2012.
©1998
Description
1 online resource (745 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Availability
Available Online
Online Content
Ebook Central Perpetual, DDA and Subscription Titles
Details
Subject(s)
Young women
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Fiction
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Twenty-first century
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Fiction
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Science fiction
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Political fiction
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Series
Butler, Octavia E. Earthseed books
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[Earthseed]
Summary note
A Christian fundamentalist group kidnaps children to raise them in Christian homes in this tale of religious intolerance in a future America. The story is told by a woman at the receiving end of their zeal, the founder of a religion which they consider heathen. By the author of Parable of the Sower.
"Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel: The powerful and compelling sequel to the dystopian classic Parable of the Sower Lauren Olamina was only eighteen when her family was killed, and anarchy encroached on her Southern California home. She fled the war zone for the hope of quiet and safety in the north. There she founded Acorn, a peaceful community based on a religion of her creation, called Earthseed, whose central tenet is that God is change. Five years later, Lauren has married a doctor and given birth to a daughter. Acorn is beginning to thrive. But outside the tranquil group's walls, America is changing for the worse. Presidential candidate Andrew Steele Jarret wins national fame by preaching a return to the values of the American golden age. To his marauding followers, who are identified by their crosses and black robes, this is a call to arms to end religious tolerance and racial equality--a brutal doctrine they enforce by machine gun. And as this band of violent extremists sets its deadly sights on Earthseed, Acorn is plunged into a harrowing fight for its very survival. Taking its place alongside Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Butler's eerily prophetic novel offers a terrifying vision of our potential future, but also one of hope. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author's estate"--Provided by publisher.
Notes
Includes a short biography of the author.
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Print version record.
ISBN
9781453263624 ((electronic book))
1453263624 ((electronic book))
Publisher no.
EB00053632
OCLC
806966419
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