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Octavia E Butler

(Octavia Estelle Butler)
USA  (1947 - 2006)
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About Octavia E Butler
Octavia Butler was born in 1947. Her novels include the acclaimed Patternist series.

The Associated Press reports that Octavia E. Butler has died.
 
Series
Patternists
1. Patternmaster (1976)
2. Mind of My Mind (1977)
3. Survivor (1978)
4. Wild Seed (1980)
5. Clay's Ark (1984)
Seed to Harvest (omnibus) (2007)
PatternmasterMind of My MindSurvivorWild Seed
Clay's ArkSeed to Harvest
 
Xenogenesis
1. Dawn (1987)
2. Adulthood Rites (1988)
3. Imago (1989)
Lilith's Brood (omnibus) (2000)
DawnAdulthood RitesImagoLilith's Brood
 
Parable
1. Parable of the Sower (1993)
2. Parable of the Talents (1998)
Parable of the SowerParable of the Talents
 
Novels
Kindred (1979)
Fledgling (2005)
KindredFledgling
 
Collections
Bloodchild: And Other Stories (1995)
Bloodchild: And Other Stories
 
Chapbooks
The Evening and the Morning And the Night (1991)
The Evening and the Morning And the Night
 
Anthologies containing stories by Octavia E Butler
Nebula Awards 20 (1985)
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year 14 (1985)
Invaders! (1993)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Omni Visions One (1993)
New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow (1994)
Visions of Fear (1994)
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995)
Women of Wonder (1995)
Virtually Now: Stories of Science, Technology, and the Future (1996)
Future on Ice (1998)
Invaders!The Norton Book of Science FictionVisions of FearThe Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women
Women of WonderFuture on Ice
 
Short stories
Speech Sounds (1983)Hugo
Blood Child (1984)Nebula
Bloodchild (1984)Hugo
The Evening and the Morning and the Night (1987)Nebula (nominee)


Awards
Hugo Best Short story winner (1984) : Speech Sounds
Hugo Best Novellette winner (1985) : Bloodchild
Nebula Best Novellette winner (1985) : Blood Child
Nebula Best Novellette nominee (1988) : The Evening and the Morning and the Night
Nebula Best Novel nominee (1995) : Parable of the Sower
Nebula Best Novel winner (2000) : Parable of the Talents
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Novel nominee (2001) : Parable of the Talents


Octavia E Butler recommends
Lion's Blood: A Novel of Slavery and Freedom in an Alternate America
Lion's Blood: A Novel of Slavery and Freedom in an Alternate America (2002)
Steven Barnes
"...best book Steven Barnes has ever written... imaginative, well researched, well written, and devastating"		Hostile Takeover
Hostile Takeover (2004)
Susan Shwartz
"Susan Shwartz reminds one that SF is a literature of ideas."



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