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02484aam a2200421 i 4500 001 8EB6FA2290B411ED96A3A87826ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230110010046 008 220920s2022 nyu 000 1 eng 010 $a 2022040425 020 $a 1644212471 020 $a 9781644212479 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d NjBwBT $d GCmBT $d NjBwBT $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 14 $a PS3552.U827 $b A6 2022 082 00 $a 813/.54 $2 23/eng/20220920 100 1 $a Butler, Octavia E., $e author. 240 10 $a Short stories. $k Selections 245 10 $a Bloodchild and other stories / $c Octavia E. Butler ; Jesmyn Ward, introduction. 264 1 $a New York : $b Seven Stories Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xvi, 189 pages ; $c 22 cm 505 0 $a Bloodchild -- The evening and the morning and the night -- Near of kin -- Speech sounds -- Crossover -- Positive obsession -- Furor scribendi -- Amnesty -- The book of Martha. 520 $a "A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and "Speech Sounds," winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in print for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is "The Book of Martha" which asks: What would you do if God granted you the ability-and responsibility-to save humanity from itself? Like all of Octavia Butler's best writing, these works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. She proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literature's strongest voices"-- $c Provided by publisher. 655 0 $a Science fiction. 655 0 $a Short stories. 655 7 $a Essays. $2 lcgft 700 12 $a Butler, Octavia E. $t Evening and the morning and the night. 700 12 $a Butler, Octavia E. $t Near of kin. 700 12 $a Butler, Octavia E. $t Speech sounds. 700 12 $a Butler, Octavia E. $t Crossover. 700 12 $a Butler, Octavia E. $t Positive obsession. 700 12 $a Butler, Octavia E. $t Furor scribendi. 700 12 $a Butler, Octavia E. $t Amnesty. 700 12 $a Butler, Octavia E. $t Book of Martha. 941 $a 2 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716040412.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20230203020344.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8EB6FA2290B411ED96A3A87826ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search