explorer / books · 1995
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler

Published 1993 by Four Walls Eight Windows · 299 pages
Nebula Nominee 1995
Science FictionSynopsis
In a near-future California ravaged by climate change, economic collapse, and social chaos, young Lauren Olamina possesses hyperempathy — the ability to feel others' pain. When her walled community is destroyed, she journeys north, gathering followers around a new belief system she calls Earthseed, whose central tenet is that humanity's destiny lies among the stars.
Classification
Details
Series
Earthseed #1
Author Nationality
US
ISBN
9780941423991