{"product_id":"imago-9781472281081","title":"Imago","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Butler writes with such a familiarity that the alien is welcome and intriguing. She really artfully exposes our human impulse to self-destruct'' \u003cb\u003eLUPITA NYONG''O\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An icon of the Afrofuturism world, envisioning literary realms that placed black characters front and center'' \u003cb\u003eVANITY FAIR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom literary pioneer Octavia E. Butler, the acclaimed Lilith''s Brood trilogy concludes with the story of Jodah, child of the Earth and stars, who risks the future of humanity just by growing up.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJodahs is a child of the Earth and stars, born from the union between humans and the Oankali, who saved humanity from destruction centuries before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Jodahs is approaching adulthood, a metamorphosis that will take him beyond gender and family, and into a great but dangerous unknown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrightened and alone, Jodahs must come to terms with this new identity, learn to master lifechanging powers and bring together what''s left of humankind - or become the b\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":48867207151959,"sku":"9781472281081","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472281081.jpg?v=1722282206","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/imago-9781472281081","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}