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Dawn - Octavia E. Butler

Dawn

By Octavia E. Butler

  • Release Date: 2023-03-28
  • Genre: Science Fiction
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 128 Ratings
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Description

One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower.

When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali—a seemingly benevolent alien race—intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then putting them into a deep sleep. After learning all they could about Earth and its beings, the Oankali healed the planet, cured cancer, increased human strength, and they now want Lilith to lead her people back to Earth—but salvation comes at a price.

Hopeful and thought-provoking, this post-apocalyptic narrative deftly explores gender and race through the eyes of characters struggling to adapt during a pivotal time of crisis and change.

Reviews

  • Interesting and different

    3
    By Nane Peach
    It was a bit slow in the beginning but it turned out to be a very interesting take on aliens. Butler does a great job making the reader uncomfortable when describing the aliens.

  • Perfect if you want to get lost in a new world!

    4
    By Octo8erEight
    There’s such vivid world creation in this book it makes you want to keep learning more and more of their reality. I can only imagine where the other two parts will take me!

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