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Parable of the Talents

A Novel

Author Octavia E. Butler
Introduction by Toshi Reagon
Hardcover
$26.00 US
| $35.00 CAN
Seven Stories Press
On sale Feb 28, 2017 | 416 Pages | 9781609807207
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
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Parable of the Talents celebrates the classic Butlerian themes of alienation and transcendence, violence and spirituality, slavery and freedom, separation and community, to astonishing effect, in the shockingly familiar, broken world of 2032. Long awaited, Parable of the Talents is the continuation of the travails of Lauren Olamina, the heroine of 1994's Nebula-Prize finalist, bestselling Parable of the Sower. Parable of the Talents is told in the voice of Lauren Olamina's daughter—from whom she has been separated for most of the girl's life—with sections in the form of Lauren's journal. Against a background of a war-torn continent, and with a far-right religious crusader in the office of the U.S. presidency, this is a book about a society whose very fabric has been torn asunder, and where the basic physical and emotional needs of people seem almost impossible to meet.
  • WINNER | 1999
    Nebula Award
  • SHORTLIST | 2001
    Arthur C. Clarke Award
  • NOMINEE | 1999
    Locus Awards
  • AWARD | 1998
    Publishers Weekly Best Books
"This work stands out as a testament to the author's enormous talent, and to the human spirit." —Publishers Weekly

"Butler sets the imagination free, blending the real and the possible." —United Press International 
A writer who darkly imagined the future we have destined for ourselves in book after book, and also one who has shown us the way toward improving on that dismal fate, OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947–2006) is recognized as among the bravest and smartest of contemporary fiction writers. A 1995 MacArthur Award winner, Butler transcended the science fiction category even as she was awarded that community’s top prizes, the Nebula and Hugo Awards. She reached readers of all ages, all races, and all religious and sexual persuasions. For years the only African-American woman writing science fiction, Butler has encouraged many others to follow in her path.
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Parable of the Talents celebrates the classic Butlerian themes of alienation and transcendence, violence and spirituality, slavery and freedom, separation and community, to astonishing effect, in the shockingly familiar, broken world of 2032. Long awaited, Parable of the Talents is the continuation of the travails of Lauren Olamina, the heroine of 1994's Nebula-Prize finalist, bestselling Parable of the Sower. Parable of the Talents is told in the voice of Lauren Olamina's daughter—from whom she has been separated for most of the girl's life—with sections in the form of Lauren's journal. Against a background of a war-torn continent, and with a far-right religious crusader in the office of the U.S. presidency, this is a book about a society whose very fabric has been torn asunder, and where the basic physical and emotional needs of people seem almost impossible to meet.

Awards

  • WINNER | 1999
    Nebula Award
  • SHORTLIST | 2001
    Arthur C. Clarke Award
  • NOMINEE | 1999
    Locus Awards
  • AWARD | 1998
    Publishers Weekly Best Books

Reviews

"This work stands out as a testament to the author's enormous talent, and to the human spirit." —Publishers Weekly

"Butler sets the imagination free, blending the real and the possible." —United Press International 

Author

A writer who darkly imagined the future we have destined for ourselves in book after book, and also one who has shown us the way toward improving on that dismal fate, OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947–2006) is recognized as among the bravest and smartest of contemporary fiction writers. A 1995 MacArthur Award winner, Butler transcended the science fiction category even as she was awarded that community’s top prizes, the Nebula and Hugo Awards. She reached readers of all ages, all races, and all religious and sexual persuasions. For years the only African-American woman writing science fiction, Butler has encouraged many others to follow in her path.
Octavia E. Butler View titles by Octavia E. Butler

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