THE FINAL MASTERPIECE BY SPECULATIVE VISIONARY OCTAVIA E. BUTLER

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“Book of the year … a harrowing meditation on dominance, sex, addiction, miscegenation, and race.”

—Junot Díaz, The Observer

“A finely crafted character study, a parable about race and an exciting family saga. Exquisitely moving fiction.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Cleverly constructed and carefully extrapolated … full of action and suspense … a compelling, tough-minded meditation on ‘otherness.’ ”

—San Francisco Chronicle

“A unique vision of the modern vampire, and a kick-ass heroine to boot.”

—Seattle Weekly

“FLEDGLING woos the reader with one of fiction’s greatest enticements: the pleasure of a totally page-turning plot.”

—San Francisco Bay Guardian

“A literary gem that is accessible to all readers.”

—Black Issues Book Review

“Vivid and tense … laced with emotionally and erotically charged encounters … It’s a fascinating read, uncomfortable, horrifying, and ugly at times, but always compelling.”

—Detroit News