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Adulthood Rites

Octavia E. Butler

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#5376 of 8,085 books · #1114 in Science Fiction

Shortlisted for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1989).

From the groundbreaking author of Parable of the Sower: one young man with extraordinary gifts must reconcile his own heritage before he can change the fate of humanity. Lilith's son Akin looks like an ordinary child. His family live together on Earth, but not in complete peace. The Oankali saved humanity years before, compelled by the desire to create an extraordinary new race of children. But there are those who resist the Oankali and the salvation they offer. The first of his kind, Akin is more powerful than any other being. He understands the desire to fight for the independence of humanity. He also fears that, if left alone, humanity will destroy itself again. And when young Akin is stolen from Lilith and their hybrid family, he soon faces an impossible choice. But first he must reconcile with his own heritage in a world already torn in two.

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Publisher
Hachette UK
ISBN-13
9781472214768
Topics
Identity and heritageHuman-alien relationsPost-apocalyptic survival

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