num_pages: 214
description: A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and "Speech Sounds," winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in print for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is "The Book of Martha" which asks: What would you do if God granted you the ability—and responsibility—to save humanity from itself?Like all of Octavia Butler’s best writing, these works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. She proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literature’s strongest voices.BloodchildThe evening and the morning and the nightNear of kinSpeech soundsCrossoverPositive obsessionFuror scribendiAmnestyThe Book of Martha
language: English
title: Bloodchild and Other Stories
titlecomplete: Bloodchild and Other Stories
genres: Short Stories, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Horror, Fantasy, African American, Anthologies, Fiction, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 21418
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novelette for "Bloodchild", awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novelette, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novelette for "Bloodchild", awardedAt: 473414400000
name: SF Chronicle Award
category: Best Novelette
publisher: Seven Stories Press