Bloodchild and Other Stories
"An outstanding short story collection... [Butler] is an impressive writer whose work displays how science fiction readily transcends the perceived stylistic limitations of the genre." – St. Petersburg Times
"Bloodchild is a compelling and horrifying novella... [by an] exceptionally talented writer." – Publishers Weekly
"The title story is justly famous... splendid pieces, set forth in calm, lucid prose with never a word wasted." – Kirkus Reviews
"Butler graces new mansions of thought with her eloquent, distinguished, and poignant prose. Although this book is little in size, its ideas and aims are splendidly large." – Booklist
This New York Times Notable Book of the Year includes the Hugo and Nebula awards-winner Bloodchild and the Hugo Award-winner Speech Sounds.
Contents:
- Bloodchild (Bloodchild won the 1984 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 1985 Hugo Award for Best Novelette)
- The Evening and the Morning and the Night
- Near of Kin
- Speech Sounds (Speech Sounds won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1984)
- Crossover
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Octavia E. Butler
Octavia Estelle Butler (1947–2006) was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field. She won both Hugo and Nebula awards. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant.
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