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An Octavia Butler masterpiece, this time travel narrative is an enthralling and devastating deep dive into the horrors of slavery and the ripples that still rock the modern world and beyond. Credited as an inspiration for many modern science fiction writers, this book must be read by all.

One of the 100 best novels ever published in English (The Guardian), most consequential novels of the past 100 years (The Atlantic), most essential books published in the U.S. since 1776 (Publishers Weekly)

Experience the novel that redefined American literature by the New York Times bestselling author of Parable of the Sower, MacArthur “Genius," and Nebula and Hugo award winner


"I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm."

Dana's 26th birthday celebration ends when she's ripped from 1976...

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