Patternists #03: Clay's Ark

Patternists #03: Clay's Ark
Octavia E Butler
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 240pg
21 Jan 2021 UK
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9781472281029
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' A book that shifted my life. . . Epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant' VIOLA DAVIS on Wild Seed' Butler' s evocative, often troubling novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human' NEW YORK TIMESA PATTERNIST NOVEL: BOOK THREE Blake Maslin is a doctor. In an alternate America marked by volatile class warfare, he and his twin daughters are taken captive by armed men demanding urgent medical care. In an isolated desert compound, the family encounter a collective of people suffering from an unknown and deadly disease. They appear sickly yet possess unnatural strength, torn between the dangerous compulsion to infect others or to hold on to their own humanity. In the following hours, Blake and his daughters each must make a vital choice: risk everything to escape infection and warn the rest of the world, or accept their place in this strange new society.

#01: Wild Seed
#02: Mind of My Mind
#03: Clay's Ark
#04: Survivor
#05: Patternmaster

Octavia E. Butler is one of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had across canons - as creators, readers, critics, we' re still wrestling with her extraordinary workNo novel I' ve read this year has felt as relevant, as gut-wrenching or as essential. . . If you' ve ever tweeted "All Lives Matter", someone needs to shove Kindred into your hand, and quickly[Her] evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human - New York TimesOctavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. I think she can help each of us to do the same
Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was the author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. Recipient of the Locus, Hugo and Nebula awards, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship ' Genius Grant' .
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781472281029
Published: 21 Jan 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Headline Book Publishing
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 240

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