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.
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ISBN
9781453263624
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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