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Fledgling

Author Octavia E. Butler
Introduction by Nisi Shawl
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Seven Stories Press
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Fledgling, Octavia Butler’s last novel, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted—and still wants—to destroy her and those she cares for, and how she can save herself. Fledgling is a captivating novel that tests the limits of "otherness" and questions what it means to be truly human.
  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Lambda Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Lambda Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Lambda Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Locus Awards
  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Locus Awards
  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Locus Awards
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.

A friend of Octavia’s during her Seattle years, Nisi Shawl is a founder of the diversity-in-speculative-fiction nonprofit The Carl Brandon Society. Honors include the World Fantasy and Solstice awards. Shawl edited Bloodchildren: Stories by the Octavia E. Butler Scholars; they co-edited Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler.
Octavia E. Butler View titles by Octavia E. Butler

About

Fledgling, Octavia Butler’s last novel, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted—and still wants—to destroy her and those she cares for, and how she can save herself. Fledgling is a captivating novel that tests the limits of "otherness" and questions what it means to be truly human.

Awards

  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Lambda Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Lambda Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Lambda Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Locus Awards
  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Locus Awards
  • NOMINEE | 2006
    Locus Awards

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.

A friend of Octavia’s during her Seattle years, Nisi Shawl is a founder of the diversity-in-speculative-fiction nonprofit The Carl Brandon Society. Honors include the World Fantasy and Solstice awards. Shawl edited Bloodchildren: Stories by the Octavia E. Butler Scholars; they co-edited Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler.
Octavia E. Butler View titles by Octavia E. Butler

Additional formats

  • Fledgling
    Fledgling
    A Novel
    Octavia E. Butler
    978-1-58322-804-3
    $10.99 US
    Ebook
    Seven Stories Press
    Jan 04, 2011
  • Fledgling
    Fledgling
    A Novel
    Octavia E. Butler
    978-1-58322-690-2
    $26.95 US
    Hardcover
    Seven Stories Press
    Oct 04, 2005
  • Fledgling
    Fledgling
    A Novel
    Octavia E. Butler
    978-1-58322-804-3
    $10.99 US
    Ebook
    Seven Stories Press
    Jan 04, 2011
  • Fledgling
    Fledgling
    A Novel
    Octavia E. Butler
    978-1-58322-690-2
    $26.95 US
    Hardcover
    Seven Stories Press
    Oct 04, 2005

Other Books by this Author

  • Parable of the Sower
    Parable of the Sower
    A Novel
    Octavia E. Butler
    978-1-60980-719-1
    $24.00 US
    Hardcover
    Seven Stories Press
    Feb 28, 2017
  • Parable of the Talents
    Parable of the Talents
    A Novel
    Octavia E. Butler
    978-1-60980-720-7
    $26.00 US
    Hardcover
    Seven Stories Press
    Feb 28, 2017
  • Bloodchild and Other Stories
    Bloodchild and Other Stories
    Octavia E. Butler
    978-1-58322-698-8
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Seven Stories Press
    Oct 04, 2005
  • Parable of the Sower
    Parable of the Sower
    A Novel
    Octavia E. Butler
    978-1-60980-719-1
    $24.00 US
    Hardcover
    Seven Stories Press
    Feb 28, 2017
  • Parable of the Talents
    Parable of the Talents
    A Novel
    Octavia E. Butler
    978-1-60980-720-7
    $26.00 US
    Hardcover
    Seven Stories Press
    Feb 28, 2017
  • Bloodchild and Other Stories
    Bloodchild and Other Stories
    Octavia E. Butler
    978-1-58322-698-8
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Seven Stories Press
    Oct 04, 2005
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