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Bloodchild and Other Stories

By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Malik Rashad, Allyson Johnson, Bahni Turpin
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A perfect introduction for new listeners and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and "Speech Sounds," winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in audio for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is "The Book of Martha" which asks: What would you do if God granted you the ability—and responsibility—to save humanity from itself?

Like all of Octavia Butler’s best writing, these works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. She proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literature’s strongest voices.

©1996, 2005 Octavia E. Butler (P)2023 Grand Central Publishing
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Each story is like a thought experiment. I listened to all of them several times. I especially enjoyed hearing the author’s thoughts at the end of each story.

Challenging & interesting!

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Such interesting and unique ideas! And after each story the author explains her thought processes in the writing.

Intriguing. If you enjoy dystopias, fantasy, science fiction read this book!

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This was my first exposure to Octavia Butler. Her writing is great. I can see why she is well renowned. I can see her attention to detail and nuance in each of these short stories. I put 4 stars because short stories just aren't as fulfilling as novels. I got this to try a new author and determine if I should read their novels. It served that purpose and I will continue on into her novels.

Good Introduction (BrettD review)

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Huge fan of OEB’s writing. In general, i prefer her novels, and would direct anyone new to those classic works. However, once a person has worked their way through all those, this little jem will brighten your day.

Good collection

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I enjoyed the bold harsh and charming writing of Octavia E Butler. she went places others fear to tread and I'm all the better for it.

First OEB book

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This seems like a compilation of prior works. Very short. Did love some of these. Others not so much.

Some are good

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