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Description
Asa Elias Doyle and her companions encounter an alien life form so destructive that they exile themselves to the desert to avoid contaminating others, but their compulsion to infect others is overwhelming and, in a desperate plea for help, kidnap a doctor and his two daughters.... read more
First Sentence
The wind had begun to blow before Blake Maslin left Needles on his way west toward Palos Verdes Enclave and home.
Table of Contents
Series
This is book 5 in the Patternist series.
Authors & Contributors
- Octavia E. Butler (Author)
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