Kindred - Octavia E. Butler
Kindred - Octavia E. Butler
Time travel, but make it brutal.
Dana is pulled without warning from 1970s California back to a Maryland plantation in the early 1800s. Each time she is summoned, it is to save the life of a white ancestor a man whose survival ensures her own existence.
What unfolds is not fantasy in the escapist sense. It is intimate, confronting, and deeply human. Butler strips the distance from history and makes it immediate embodied.
This is a novel about survival, power, complicity, and the impossible negotiations required to stay alive.
For readers who like speculative fiction rooted in character.
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Headline
Page count: 295
ISBN: 9781472258229
Origin: USA
Condition: VERY GOOD
Condition Notes
NEW
Unread. No markings, creases or wear. Essentially as new.
NEAR NEW
Looks unread or very lightly read. No obvious flaws.
VERY GOOD
Gently read. May show light shelf wear or a faint crease, but clean and solid
WELL LOVED
Clearly read and enjoyed. May include creases, small marks or edge wear. Still perfectly readable and held together
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