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{{WOC}}'''Octavia Estelle Butler''' (June 22, [[1947]] – February 24, [[2006]]) was an award-winning American science fiction writer. | {{WOC}}'''Octavia Estelle Butler''' (June 22, [[1947]] – February 24, [[2006]]) was an award-winning American science fiction writer. | ||
==Names== | |||
* No pseudonyms known | |||
* "Junie" childhood nickname, from "Octavia Junior", since her mother was "Octavia M. Butler" | |||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
===Novels=== | ===Novels=== | ||
'''Patternist''' series | '''Patternist''' series [WS, MOMM, PM, and CA also published as ''Seed to Harvest'') | ||
:[[Wild Seed]] (1980) | :[[Wild Seed]] (1980) | ||
:[[Mind of My Mind]] (1977) | :[[Mind of My Mind]] (1977) | ||
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:[[Survivor (novel)|Survivor]] (1978) | :[[Survivor (novel)|Survivor]] (1978) | ||
'''Xenogenesis Trilogy (aka ''Eve's Children'', aka ''Lilith's Brood'')''' | |||
'''Xenogenesis Trilogy (aka ''Eve's Children'')''' | |||
:[[Dawn (novel)|Dawn]] (1987) | :[[Dawn (novel)|Dawn]] (1987) | ||
:[[Adulthood Rites]] (1988) | :[[Adulthood Rites]] (1988) | ||
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:[[Parable of the Talents]] (1998) | :[[Parable of the Talents]] (1998) | ||
''[[Fledgling (novel)|Fledgling]]'' (2005) | ; Fledgling series (only one written before her death) | ||
* ''[[Fledgling (novel)|Fledgling]]'' (2005) | |||
; Stand-alone novels | |||
* ''[[Kindred]]'' (1979) | |||
===Collection=== | ===Collection=== | ||
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===Stories=== | ===Stories=== | ||
*"[[Crossover]]" (1971) | *"[[Crossover]]" (1971) [first published work, in ''[[Clarion]]'' 1971 anthology] | ||
*"[[Childfinder]]" [purchased by [[Harlan Ellison]] for his never-published ''[[The Last Dangerous Visions]]''; the story has never appeared anywhere] | |||
*"[[Near of Kin]]" (1979) | *"[[Near of Kin]]" (1979) | ||
*"[[Speech Sounds]]' (1983) | *"[[Speech Sounds]]' (1983) | ||
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*"[[The Evening and the Morning and the Night]]" (1987 / 1988) | *"[[The Evening and the Morning and the Night]]" (1987 / 1988) | ||
*"[[Amnesty]]" (2003) | *"[[Amnesty]]" (2003) | ||
*"[[The Book of Martha]]" (2005). | *"[[The Book of Martha]]" (2005). | ||
==Interviews== | ==Interviews== | ||
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[[category:People by name]] | [[category:People by name]] | ||
[[category:WisCon Guests of Honor]] | [[category:WisCon Guests of Honor]] | ||
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Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an award-winning American science fiction writer.
Names
- No pseudonyms known
- "Junie" childhood nickname, from "Octavia Junior", since her mother was "Octavia M. Butler"
Bibliography
Novels
Patternist series [WS, MOMM, PM, and CA also published as Seed to Harvest)
- Wild Seed (1980)
- Mind of My Mind (1977)
- Patternmaster (1976)
- Clay's Ark (1984)
- Survivor (1978)
Xenogenesis Trilogy (aka Eve's Children, aka Lilith's Brood)
- Dawn (1987)
- Adulthood Rites (1988)
- Imago (1989)
- trilogy republished in one volume as: Lilith's Brood (2000)
Parable series
- Parable of the Sower (1994)
- Parable of the Talents (1998)
- Fledgling series (only one written before her death)
- Fledgling (2005)
- Stand-alone novels
- Kindred (1979)
Collection
Bloodchild and Other Stories (1995)
- Preface, "Bloodchild" (1984); "The Evening and the Morning and the Night" (1987 / 1988); "Near of Kin" (1979); "Speech Sounds" (1983); "Crossover" (1971); and two essays: "Positive Obsession" (1989, as "Birth of a Writer"); "Furor Scribendi" (1993). 2005 reprint of this book also includes "Amnesty" (2003) and "The Book of Martha" (2005).
Stories
- "Crossover" (1971) [first published work, in Clarion 1971 anthology]
- "Childfinder" [purchased by Harlan Ellison for his never-published The Last Dangerous Visions; the story has never appeared anywhere]
- "Near of Kin" (1979)
- "Speech Sounds' (1983)
- "Bloodchild" (1984), Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine
- "The Evening and the Morning and the Night" (1987 / 1988)
- "Amnesty" (2003)
- "The Book of Martha" (2005).
Interviews
- Cecilia Tan interview, Sojourner (1999)
- Dragon Page Cover to Cover #208 In Memory of Octavia E. Butler, March 6, 2006 (embedded audio interview)
Awards
- MacArthur "Genius" Award, 1995
Memorials & Tributes
- http://blackpotmojo.blogspot.com/2006/06/last-nights-octavia-e-butler-tribute.html Account of Tribute at New York Public Library, 2006/6/5