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→ to part 1 Is religion the root of all evil or the seed of a humanity that is growing beyond itself? In the sequel to The Parable of the Sower, Octavia Estelle Butler takes the time to realise what previously existed only in the thoughts of protagonist Lauren Olamina: Earthseed. The first volume was
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If there’s one thing that futuristic novels don’t do, it’s predict the future. Where computerised modulations reach their limits due to the sheer amount of available or unavailable data, a single genius mind is supposed to lift the veil of the future. Admittedly, Octavia Estelle Butler, alarmed by the political climate of the 1990s, has
Dennis Biba 