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Parable of the Talents

by Octavia E. Butler · Earthseed series

In a dystopian America wracked by chaos, the daughter of a visionary leader grapples with her mother's legacy and a theocratic regime's horrors. Butler's searing sequel deepens Earthseed's philosophy while confronting power, faith, and survival in a collapsing world. Prophetic and devastating.

Earthseed in reading order

• 1. Parable of the Sower — Octavia E. Butler
• 2. Parable of the Talents — Octavia E. Butler
• 2. La Parabole des talents — Octavia E. Butler

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