Fledgling
By Octavia E. Butler
(Seven Stories Press, Hardcover, 9781583226902, 320pp.)
Publication Date: October 4, 2005
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Paperback
Categories: Science Fiction - General
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Fledgling, Octavia Butler’s first new novel in seven years, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted—and still wants—to destroy her and those she cares for, and how she can save herself. Fledgling is a captivating novel that tests the limits of "otherness" and questions what it means to be truly human.
The fiction of OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947–2006) is widely acclaimed for its lean prose, strong protagonists, and insightful social observations that range from the distant past to the far future. She was the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and numerous other literary awards.
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