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Unexpected Stories

Two Novellas

Octavia E. Butler
4.3
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Duration
2h 32m
Year
2018
Language
English
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.

About

This exciting collection presents two previously unpublished stories by SF legend Butler.

"A Necessary Being" precedes the events of Survivor, Butler's third (famously disowned) installment in her Patternist series, and includes characters from it, focusing exclusively on the Kohn, aliens who build their social hierarchies on the blueness of their fur.

In "Childfinder," a black woman with the gift of identifying children with latent psychic ability refuses to share her skill with an organization of white telepaths.

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Artists

Octavia E. ButlerAuthor
Robin MilesReader

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