Parable of the Sower
of Octavia E. Butler
Series: Earthseed #1
Description
In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future.Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Laurenâs father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, disease, war, and chronic water shortages. While her father tries to lead people on the righteous path, Lauren struggles with hyperempathy, a condition that makes her extraordinarily sensitive to the pain of others.When fire destroys their compound, Laurenâs family is killed and she is forced out into a world that is fraught with danger. With a handful of other refugees, Lauren must make her way north to safety, along the way conceiving a revolutionary idea that may mean salvation for all mankind.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 345 pages
- Publisher Grand Central Publishing
- Publication Date January 1st 2000
- First Publication 10/28/93
- Language English
- ISBN 9780446675505
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['California (United States)']
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