Dawn (novel) - Revision history

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	'''Dawn''' is the first book of [[Octavia E. Butler]]'s [[Xenogenesis trilogy\|''Xenogenesis'' trilogy]]; it was followed by ''[[Adulthood Rites]]'' and then ''[[Imago]]''. All three were later published as ''[[Lilith's Brood]]''.		[[File:Butler-Dawn-WhitewashedFirstEd.jpg\|thumb\|right\|125px\|An early edition of ''Dawn''. Note that the cover art depicts a [[whitewashed]] [[Lilith Iyapo]].]] [[File:Butler-dawn-warner-illustration.jpg\|thumb\|right\|125px\|Cover art for the Warner edition.]] '''''Dawn''''' is the first book of [[Octavia E. Butler]]'s [[Xenogenesis trilogy\|''Xenogenesis'' trilogy]]; it was followed by ''[[Adulthood Rites]]'' and then ''[[Imago]]''. All three were later published as ''[[Lilith's Brood]]''.

	==Plot==		==Plot==

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	'''Dawn''' is the first book of [[Octavia E. Butler]]'s [[Xenogenesis trilogy\|''Xenogenesis'' trilogy]]; it was followed by ''[[Adulthood Rites]]''.		'''Dawn''' is the first book of [[Octavia E. Butler]]'s [[Xenogenesis trilogy\|''Xenogenesis'' trilogy]]; it was followed by ''[[Adulthood Rites]]'' and then ''[[Imago]]''. All three were later published as ''[[Lilith's Brood]]''.

	==Plot==		==Plot==

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Ide Cyan: /* Further reading */ videoclip!!! thanks to cleojones for the link

2007-10-06T09:43:32Z

Further reading: videoclip!!! thanks to cleojones for the link

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_dawn.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (Feb. 2000)		* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_dawn.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (Feb. 2000)

			* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyG8I9lixbc "Where Am I?"] (YouTube link), a scene live-action video adaptation of a scene from ''Dawn''.

	==Themes==		==Themes==

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2007-06-18T16:36:10Z

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	The humans have undergone significant testing at the hands of the Oankali, and Lilith has been chosen to lead her people back to Earth, which is now able to sustain life again. She struggles with a great deal of hatred from her fellow humans, many of whom see her as a traitor to her race because she has agreed to not only work with the Oankali, but also to participate in their plan for the future, which is to cross-breed the two species.		The humans have undergone significant testing at the hands of the Oankali, and Lilith has been chosen to lead her people back to Earth, which is now able to sustain life again. She struggles with a great deal of hatred from her fellow humans, many of whom see her as a traitor to her race because she has agreed to not only work with the Oankali, but also to participate in their plan for the future, which is to cross-breed the two species.



			==Further reading==
			* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_dawn.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (Feb. 2000)

	==Themes==		==Themes==

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2007-05-04T13:38:21Z

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	'''Dawn''' is the first book of [[Octavia E. Butler]]'s [[Xenogenesis trilogy\|''Xenogenesis'' trilogy]]; it was followed by ''[[~~Imago~~]]''.		'''Dawn''' is the first book of [[Octavia E. Butler]]'s [[Xenogenesis trilogy\|''Xenogenesis'' trilogy]]; it was followed by ''[[Adulthood Rites]]''.

	==Plot==		==Plot==

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	'''Dawn''' is the first book of [[Octavia E. Butler]]'s ''Xenogenesis'' trilogy.		'''Dawn''' is the first book of [[Octavia E. Butler]]'s [[Xenogenesis trilogy\|''Xenogenesis'' trilogy]]; it was followed by ''[[Imago]]''.

	==Plot==		==Plot==

Lquilter: cats

2007-03-10T20:29:42Z

cats

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	~~The~~ first book of [[Octavia E. Butler]]'s ~~<i>~~Xenogenesis~~</i>~~ trilogy.		'''Dawn''' is the first book of [[Octavia E. Butler]]'s ''Xenogenesis'' trilogy.

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	*[[alien sex]]		*[[alien sex]]

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2007-02-10T12:11:38Z

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	The first book of Octavia Butler's <i>Xenogenesis</i> trilogy.		The first book of [[Octavia E. Butler]]'s <i>Xenogenesis</i> trilogy.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Lilith Iyapo awakens from a confused state to learn that 200+ years have passed since humans destroyed most life on Earth through nuclear holocaust. She and thousands of other human survivors have been captured/rescued by the [[Oankali]], an alien race that controls its own evolution through deliberate "gene trading." Because they have a powerful grasp of genetics, the Oankali perceive that human biology contains within it a contradiction: intelligence and hierarchy. They know that it is these contradictory impulses that have led to human extinction.		[[Lilith Iyapo]] awakens from a confused state to learn that 200+ years have passed since humans destroyed most life on Earth through nuclear holocaust. She and thousands of other human survivors have been captured/rescued by the [[Oankali]], an alien race that controls its own evolution through deliberate "gene trading." Because they have a powerful grasp of genetics, the Oankali perceive that human biology contains within it a contradiction: intelligence and hierarchy. They know that it is these contradictory impulses that have led to human extinction.

	The humans have undergone significant testing at the hands of the Oankali, and Lilith has been chosen to lead her people back to Earth, which is now able to sustain life again. She struggles with a great deal of hatred from her fellow humans, many of whom see her as a traitor to her race because she has agreed to not only work with the Oankali, but also to participate in their plan for the future, which is to cross-breed the two species.		The humans have undergone significant testing at the hands of the Oankali, and Lilith has been chosen to lead her people back to Earth, which is now able to sustain life again. She struggles with a great deal of hatred from her fellow humans, many of whom see her as a traitor to her race because she has agreed to not only work with the Oankali, but also to participate in their plan for the future, which is to cross-breed the two species.

	==Themes==		==Themes==
	*gender		*[[gender]]
	*xenophobia		*[[xenophobia]]
	*alien sex		*[[alien sex]]

	[[category:1988 Publications]] [[category:Works of Science Fiction]]		[[category:1988 Publications]] [[category:Works of Science Fiction]]

Ide Cyan: Dawn moved to Dawn (novel): common name

2007-02-10T12:09:48Z

Dawn moved to Dawn (novel): common name

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