Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field. She won both Hugo and Nebula awards. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant.
Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
New Books
Series
Patternists
1. Wild Seed (1980)
2. Mind of My Mind (1977)
3. Clay's Ark (1984)
4. Patternmaster (1976)
Survivor (1978)
1. Wild Seed (1980)
2. Mind of My Mind (1977)
3. Clay's Ark (1984)
4. Patternmaster (1976)
Survivor (1978)
Novels
Collections
Chapbooks
Non fiction
Omnibus editions
Anthologies containing stories by Octavia E Butler
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year 14 (1985)
Nebula Awards 20 (1985)
Omni Visions One (1993)
Invaders! (1993)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Visions of Fear (1994)
New Eves (1994)
Women of Wonder (1995)
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995)
Virtually Now (1996)
Future on Ice (1998)
Nebula Awards 20 (1985)
Omni Visions One (1993)
Invaders! (1993)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Visions of Fear (1994)
New Eves (1994)
Women of Wonder (1995)
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995)
Virtually Now (1996)
Future on Ice (1998)
Short stories
Speech Sounds (1983) | Hugo | ||
Blood Child (1984) | Nebula Awards | ||
Bloodchild [short story] (1984) | Hugo | ||
The Evening and the Morning and the Night [short story] (1987) | Nebula Awards (nominee) |
Awards
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Octavia E Butler recommends

Lion's Blood (2002)
(Lion's Blood, book 1)
Steven Barnes
"...best book Steven Barnes has ever written... imaginative, well researched, well written, and devastating"
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