Hugo Award
Hugo and Nebula Award winner Octavia Butler pioneered the neo-slavery narrative with this New York Times bestseller that doesn’t just explore history—it forces you to live it. A time-traveling journey that cuts straight to the bone of American identity and will change you.
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“I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm.”
So begins one of the most powerful novels in American literature. Hugo and Nebula Award winner Octavia Butler pulls you into a story that doesn’t just explore history—it forces you to live it.
Dana is celebrating her 26th birthday in 1976 California when she’s violently wrenched back to an 1815 Maryland slave plantation. Her impossible mission: keep alive the white boy who will one day father her ancestor. Without him, she’ll never exist. But each journey back grows more harrowing as Dana endures the lash, the chains, and the soul-crushing terror that defined millions of lives.
This New York Times bestseller doesn’t let you observe from a comfortable distance. Butler pioneered the neo-slavery narrative that would inspire works like The Underground Railroad and The Water Dancer, but Kindred remains unmatched in its ability to make slavery’s legacy feel immediate and inescapable. Selected by The Atlantic as one of the most consequential novels of the past century, it’s a book that will change you.
Perfect for readers who loved The Vanishing Half or Homegoing, this is essential reading that cuts straight to the bone of American history. As N.K. Jemisin says, “Reading Octavia Butler taught me to dream big.”
Stop by our shop nestled in Perkins Cove, or order online—we’d love to help you discover why this masterpiece continues to resonate.
One of the most original, thought-provoking works examining race and identity.
A searing, caustic examination of bizarre and alien practices on the third planet from the sun.
A harrowing, haunting story.
Butler's characters are so vivid, you feel as if you know them.
A must-read for everyone.
In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time, Octavia Butler's 'Parable' books may be unmatched.
One of those rare books that is at once a page-turner and a meditation on the most fundamental questions of what it means to be human.
| Weight | 0.66 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.36 × 0.79 × 7.98 in |
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| Subject | Apocalyptic & Post-apocalyptic, Dystopian, Fiction, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Young Adult Fiction |
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