Kindred
a special edition of the groundbreaking modern classic
$48.90
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2026
Summary
A special hardback edition of Octavia E. Butler’s groundbreaking modern classic.
In 1976, Dana dreams of being a writer. In 1815, she is assumed to be a slave.
On her twenty-sixth birthday, Dana is suddenly wrenched through time to a Maryland plantation. Rufus, the white son of a slaveholder, is drowning. Without thinking, Dana rushes into the river to save him.
In that moment, neither Dana nor Rufus knows who they are to each other. But they will meet…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035439614 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035439611 |
| Author: | Octavia E. Butler |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 138mm x 222mm |
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Octavia E. Butler
OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947-2006) was the renowned author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. Recipient of the Locus, Hugo and Nebula awards, and a PEN Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work, in 1995 she became the first science-fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship ‘genius grant’.
A pioneer of her genre, Octavia’s dystopian novels explore myriad themes of Black injustice, women’s rights, global warming and political and economic disparity, and her work is taught in over two hundred colleges and universities nationwide.
In 2020, Octavia E. Butler became a New York Times bestselling author.
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