Bibliograph

Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower, a graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings ; introduction by Nalo Hopkinson

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Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower, a graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings ; introduction by Nalo Hopkinson

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1127066400

Responsibility statement

a graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings ; introduction by Nalo Hopkinson

Series statement

Earthseed

Summary

In this graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower, by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind the #1 bestseller Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, the author portrays a searing vision of America's future. In the year 2024, the country is marred by unattended environmental and economic crises that lead to social chaos. Lauren Olamina, a preacher's daughter living in Los Angeles, is protected from danger by the walls of her gated community. However, in a night of fire and death, what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny . . . and the birth of a new faith

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Parable of the sower

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