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Cover of “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler · 1993

320 pages

In a near-future California wrecked by drought and lawlessness, a teenage girl who feels the pain of others builds a new belief while her walled neighbourhood falls apart. She leads a small group north, looking for land and for something to hold on to.

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Dystopia, Post-Apocalyptic World, Coming of Age, Survival, Found Family, Quest

Content warnings: sexual violence

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