{"product_id":"adulthood-rites-9781472281074","title":"Adulthood Rites","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Octavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. I think she can help each of us to do the same'' \u003cb\u003eGLORIA STEINEM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Her evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human'' \u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the groundbreaking, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower\u003c\/i\u003e: one young man with extraordinary gifts must reconcile his own heritage before he can change the fate of humanity. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLilith''s son Akin looks like an ordinary child. His family live together on Earth, but not in complete peace. The Oankali saved humanity years before, compelled by the desire to create an extraordinary new race of children. But there are those who resist the Oankali and the salvation they offer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first of his kind, Akin is more powerful than any other being. He understands the desire to fight for the independence of humanity. He also fears that, if left alone, h\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had -- Junot Diaz\u003cbr\u003eButler's prose, always pared back to the bone, delineates the painful paradoxes of metamorphosis with compelling precision * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA dark, compelling and still horribly resonant time travel story * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e[Her] evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eNo novel I've read this year has felt as relevant, as gut-wrenching or as essential... If you've ever tweeted \"All Lives Matter\", someone needs to shove \u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e into your hand, and quickly * The Pool *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKindred \u003c\/i\u003eis that rare magical artifact . . . the novel one returns to, again and again * Harlan Ellison *\u003cbr\u003eOne cannot finish \u003ci\u003eKindred \u003c\/i\u003ewithout feeling changed. It is a shattering work of art * Los Angeles Herald-Examiner *\u003cbr\u003e[A] must-read novel * BBC *\u003cbr\u003eEveryone should read at least one novel by the grand dame of science fiction, and \u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect (and harrowing and disturbing and brilliant) place to start * Refinery 29 *\u003cbr\u003eThe immediate effect of reading Octavia Butler's \u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e is to make every other time travel book in the world look as if it's wimping out... This is a brilliant book, utterly absorbing, very well written, and deeply distressing. It's very hard to read, not because it's not good but because it's so good * Tor *\u003cbr\u003eA searing, caustic examination of bizarre and alien practices on the third planet from the sun * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most original, thought-provoking works examining race and identity * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003eImpossible to turn away from once you've devoured the first few pages * Starburst *\u003cbr\u003eIf you haven't read Butler, you don't yet understand how rich the possibilities of science fiction can be * Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction *\u003cbr\u003eButler's books are exceptional * Village Voice *\u003cbr\u003eFew writers in our field are so good at blending page-turners with philosophical questions so seamlessly -- Cory Doctorow\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084002074967,"sku":"9781472281074","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472281074.jpg?v=1725550730","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/adulthood-rites-9781472281074","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}