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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. | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
'''Patternist''' | ===Novels=== | ||
'''Patternist''' series | |||
:[[Wild Seed]] (1980) | :[[Wild Seed]] (1980) | ||
:[[Mind of My Mind]] (1977) | :[[Mind of My Mind]] (1977) | ||
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''[[Kindred]]'' (1979) | ''[[Kindred]]'' (1979) | ||
'''Xenogenesis Trilogy (aka Eve's Children)''' | '''Xenogenesis Trilogy (aka ''Eve's Children'')''' | ||
:[[Dawn (novel)|Dawn]] (1987) | :[[Dawn (novel)|Dawn]] (1987) | ||
:[[Adulthood Rites]] (1988) | :[[Adulthood Rites]] (1988) | ||
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:trilogy republished in one volume as: ''Lilith's Brood'' (2000) | :trilogy republished in one volume as: ''Lilith's Brood'' (2000) | ||
'''Parable''' | '''Parable''' series | ||
:[[Parable of the Sower]] (1994) | :[[Parable of the Sower]] (1994) | ||
:[[Parable of the Talents]] (1998) | :[[Parable of the Talents]] (1998) | ||
''[[Fledgling (novel)|Fledgling]]'' (2005) | |||
===Collection== | |||
''[[Bloodchild and Other Stories]]'' (1995) | ''[[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). | :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) | |||
''' | *"[[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== | ==Interviews== | ||
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Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an award-winning American science fiction writer.
Bibliography
Novels
Patternist series
- Wild Seed (1980)
- Mind of My Mind (1977)
- Patternmaster (1976)
- Clay's Ark (1984)
- Survivor (1978)
Kindred (1979)
Xenogenesis Trilogy (aka Eve's Children)
- 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 (2005)
=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)
- "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