Tag: Earthseed

• ‘Parable of the Talents’- Butler, Octavia, E.

  Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel’s timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever. In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in northern California based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed.…

  The Disability Archives

  15th Jan 2024

  Adult, Age, Author, B, Book Type, Chronic Pain, Disability, Dystopia, Fiction, Fictional Disability, Genre, Novels, Physical Disability, Science-Fiction, Speculative

  Adult, Apocalyptic, Black MC, Black Writer, Chronic Pain, Dystopia, Earthseed, Fiction, Fictional Disability, Novel, Physical Disability, POC, POC MC, Science-Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Submitted Book, USA

• ‘Parable of the Sower’- Butler, Octavia E.

  When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from…

  The Disability Archives

  9th Jan 2024

  Adult, Age, Author, B, Book Type, Chronic Pain, Disability, Dystopia, Fiction, Fictional Disability, Genre, Novels, Physical Disability, Science-Fiction, Speculative

  Adult, Apocalyptic, Black MC, Black Writer, Chronic Pain, Climate Change, Dystopia, Earthseed, Fiction, Fictional Disability, Novel, Physical Disability, POC, POC MC, Read By Archivist, Science-Fiction, Series, Speculative Fiction, Submitted Book, USA