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From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower:After the near-extinction of humanity, a new kind of alien-human hybrid must come to terms with their identity -- before their powers destroy what is left of humankind.
Since a nuclear war decimated the human population, the remaining humans began to rebuild their future by interbreeding with an alien race -- the Oankali -- who saved them from near-certain extinction. The Oankalis' greatest skill lies in the species' ability to constantly adapt and evolve, a process that is guided by their third sex, the ooloi, who are able to read and mutate genetic code.
Now, for the first time in the humans' relationship with the Oankali, a human mother has given birth to an ooloi child: Jodahs. Throughout his childhood, Jodahs seemed to be a male human-alien hybrid. But when he reaches adolescence, Jodahs develops the ooloi abilities to shapeshift, manipulate DNA, cure and create disease, and more. Frightened and isolated, Jodahs must either come to terms with this new identity, learn to control new powers, and unite what's left of humankind -- or become the biggest threat to their survival.
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“3.8⭐️ rounded up! Adulthood Rites (Book 2 in this series) still haunts me and just completely rocked my world. Imago, the last book in this series, was my “least favorite” of the three and I didn’t really love the ending, but nonetheless is still a trip. 😳 This series contains a lot of ambiguity yet somehow in many ways coalesces brilliantly. Imago is not the fast paced sci fi you might think, more-so Butler takes you on a vast exploration of humanity and the existence of other beings, including an interesting view of gender and gender roles, a potential evolution of family structure (certainly isn’t nuclear!), or insight into the prejudices and fear driven behaviors humans often exhibit toward nonconformity and/or differences. Butler’s imaginative writing around gene therapy was also very intriguing. A series to re-read one day for sure.”Characters change and growMulti-layered charactersOriginal writingSuspensefulThought-provokingSexual assaultViolence
About Octavia E. Butler
OCTAVIA E. BUTLERwas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including Parable of the Sower, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.
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