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Description

Octavia E. Butler continues the compelling story of Lauren Olamina and her struggle for survival in a socially and economically depressed California in the 2030s. Convinced that her quiet community, Acorn, should chart humankind's destiny by leaving Earth and peacefully colonizing the stars,... read more

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First Sentence

I have read that the period of upheaval that journalist have begun to refer to as "the Apocalypse" or more commonly, more bitterly, "the Pox" lasted from 2015 through 2030-a decade and a half of chaos.

Series

This is book 2 in the Parable series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Octavia E. Butler (Author)
 

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