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Seed to Harvest: The Complete Patternist Series (The Patternist Series) by [Octavia E. Butler]

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The complete Patternist series—the acclaimed science fiction epic of a world transformed by a secret race of telepaths and their devastating rise to power.
In the late seventeenth century, two immortals meet in an African forest. Anyanwu is a healer, a three-hundred-year-old woman who uses her wisdom to help those around her. The other is Doro, a malevolent despot who has mastered the power of stealing the bodies of others when his wears out. Together they will change the world. Over the next three centuries, Doro mounts a colossal selective breeding project, attempting to create a master race of telepaths. He succeeds beyond his wildest dreams, splitting the human race down the middle and establishing a new world order dominated by the most manipulative minds on Earth. In these four novels, award-winning author Octavia E. Butler tells the classic story that began her legendary career: a mythic tale of the transformation of civilization. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author’s estate.

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Octavia E. Butler at age thirteen Butler began writing the year before when a science fiction film—the cult favorite Devil Girl from Mars—inspired her to create something of her own.	Parable of the Sower book tour Butler on a book tour for Parable of the Sower in New York City in 1993.	Octavia E. Butler's legacy When Butler passed away in 2006, the New York Times eulogized her as a world-renowned author whose science fiction explored 'far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human.'

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OCTAVIA E. BUTLERwas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including Parable of the Sower, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008HALOVO
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (July 24 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947–2006) was the renowned author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. Recipient of the Locus, Hugo and Nebula awards, and a PEN Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work, in 1995 she became the first science- fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship ‘Genius Grant’. A pioneer of her genre, Octavia’s dystopian novels explore myriad themes of Black injustice, women’s rights, global warming and political disparity, and her work is taught in over two hundred colleges and universities nationwide.

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Dawn

3.5 stars

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 12, 2020

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I didn’t enjoy these books nearly as much as the “Parable” books, (which I gave rare 5 stars) in fact I was tempted to stop 3/4 through, but I am glad that I stayed with it as the ending was truly satisfying and the author finally made some “deeper” points in the last pages of the series. My difficulty with this series was that until the end the books all felt rather 2 dimensional (without deeper meaning) and the new “races” of mankind and the main characters were unlikeable making it difficult to invest into the scenarios. However, I still am a fan.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 13, 2020

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I like Ms.Butlers pace and themes. Will likely order the whole Patternist set. Her language keeps the narrative readable but still incorporating SF ideas,

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Josie Boyce

Another amazing series

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 6, 2018

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Interesting to read these books in the chronological order of the story rather than the order they were written, Wild Seed and Mind of my Mind are my faves if i have to pick, out of this group. But each book is wonderful in it's way. And complete. You could read them in any order and enjoy them on their own, but there is so much more there if you binge them all. Very satisfying stuff.

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Kodie

Love It!!!! Highly Recommend!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 14, 2020

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This is now my most favourite book!! Absolutely loved it! Highly recommend to everyone! Read this book now!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 24, 2014

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This collection is an incredibly valuable part of Octavia Butler's works. However, I did find that the two books at the beginning of the collection were more fully fleshed than the rest. All were very good, but my advice would be to savour Wild Seed and Clay's Ark. Or, perhaps, try reading them in the order they were written: Patternmaster (1976); Mind of My Mind (1977); Wild Seed (1980); Clay’s Ark (1985).

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Thomas Reader

Disappoining - Great Start and then droning on and on

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 24, 2018

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Disappointing. I actually stopped reading about half way through the book. There did not appear to be anything happening or developing. I went to Goodreads and read some reviews. I decided it was time to drop the book at that point.

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Judith McDougall

Magic Feminist Realism !

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 22, 2016

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I'm sorry I didn't read this author much earlier. She presents complex situations in a very readable manner. Her ideas are as strange as Phillip K Dick yet they are presented in such an easy way that you don't notice her magic.

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Jessica North-O'Connell

Wow!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 25, 2019

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Octavia Butler is a master storyteller. Very enjoyable collection!

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M. D. Saunderson

Why is such an amazing author so unheard of???

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 29, 2013

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6 stars.

I read a book 1981/2, It was a Library book, and thought it was good. Being a library book I had to return it, and never could remember the title or Author. All I could remember was that the author was an African American woman.
This will perhaps let you know how well I liked that book, as had it not left a very positive impression I would not have spent time on the net, on and off, over the next three decades trying to find out the title & who wrote it.

One quick question on Amazon's science fiction forum, in May 2013, and I was pointed to "From Seed to Harvest" by a few very helpful members. The book was "Mind of my Mind."

This publication is an anthology of four novels, Wild Seed, ""Mind of my Mind"", Clay's Ark and Patternmaster, all written by Octavia E. Butler.
They are presented in chronological order of events, not the chronological order they were written/published in, which is Petternmaster (1976), Mind of my Mind (1977), Wild Seed (1980) & Clay's Ark (1984).
There is a 5th book in the series, Survivor (1978), but the author was dissatisfied with it, and it was never reprinted after the first edition.

Having finally found out the book I read thirty years ago, I bought the anthology.

To be brutally honest........It is far far better than I remember!

I just wonder why such a skilled Sci-Fi author, winner of numerous awards, failed to to get my attention before now, apart form one book read ages ago. I now intend read all her other books, to the exclusion of other writers, until I have read them all.
It is so good I have had to stop reading it in the morning before work, as I have got so into it I have been late leaving home twice, and late to work as a result.

Highly recommended. It concentrates on people, relationships & their interactions, together with the main-stay of Sci-Fi "What if?"

If this book is anything to go by the author was more than deserving of the awards she won.

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I. J. Sloan

Fabulous writing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 2, 2014

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There is absolutely no doubt, Octavia Butler is a superb writer, and not only has a wonderful imagination, but is perhaps the best writer of dialogue I think I have every encountered. Every conversation (and there are many hundreds in this collection) is believable, relevant, nuanced and interesting and I am in awe of that skill, which, over such a long and detailed "history" never felt repetitive. On top of that, the story telling and character development, particularly in the first two novels is breathtaking, and at one point, I was almost in tears at the beauty of her discriptive powers and imagination.

So why only 3 stars ? My main concerns with this "collection" are three fold.

Firstly, the first two books are tightly drawn, similar in style, pacing, and setting and ..... without wishing to offer anything that could be considered a spoiler ... are very definitely a matching pair. The third and fourth books are quite different, and feel very much bolted on to the original idea in an attempt to exploit the wonders of that particular idea. They deal with different concepts and although would have made terrific short stories in their own right, dont add anything to the ORIGINAL story.

Secondly, Seed to Harvest is a little like asking someone how their holiday was, and them telling you all about the journey getting there. The 4 books together are a delightful journey, but they are pretty much just that. There is no reason, purpose or denouement to the series. Some people will find that journey quite sufficient, and trust me, it was brilliantly satisfying for the reasons outlined above, but to me there was a feeling throughout that I needed there to be a reason ... a sense of explanation.

One thing that would have helped in all this is a sense of 'place'. Whilst one could only marvel at the antics of the protagonists, there was never once a sense of "reaction" from normal people. With the body could being ratcheted ever higher, it might have been interesting to put Doro and friends in perspective, in place, and observe how normal humanity reacted to these deaths. However, in "seed to Harvest" humanity is relegated to little more than "walking mechanisms" and there is a strange sense of dislocation to the events unfolding. A more firm footing in the real world would have helped add a sense of believability to proceedings

Lastly, the third book introduced a very interesting "outside agency" and at the end of that novel, you wonder where this new idea is going. The fourth book, I have to say, does VERY little with it other than to use it as some "zombie like" cannon fodder.

I am listing my concerns, simply because the very high expectations I had at the end of the second book were not really enhanced on reading further. I was left at the end of the second book looking forward to the development of ideas, and to further discovery, but was left with two very enjoyable "bolt on" stories that did nothing to aid that discovery.

OK, I have been harsh, I feel. The first two books are simply splendid, and I loved every second of reading them. Had the last two books not been "attached" to the first two, indicating some sort of complete and fulfilling quadrilogy (sorry!) then I would have been equally happy with them. It was the unfulfilled promise of a "harvest" that left me a little dissappointed ... "Seed to Planting" would have been a more accurate title.

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Toadattoadhall

A great series written by an inspirational author

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 22, 2016

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I came across Octavia Butler by accident having read other science fiction in the recent past. I was absolutely amazed at the quality of here fiction. It stands hard and shoulders above most modern writing and I think she is amongst the truly great writers in this genre.
This book is a very large piece of work original publish over several volumes. Others have done justice to the content, but when I downloaded the book and found it was over 750 pages I was worried that it might not my attention; having read other titles by her I should not have worried. I must admit that I found the books all-consuming to the point that I found 'Survivor', an offshoot of this series (available as a PDF, but out of print).
I do not understand why this author is not better known, she deserves to be!

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gluedtobooks

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 29, 2020

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This collection of books presented as one large story covers the gamut of science fiction plots and sub-plots. Each story takes you further forward in time in Earth, from ancient times to a dystopian future. Covering simple tribal life in Africa, to slavery, early colonisation of the Americas and up to the present day . Until then The two main characters are a man and a woman, with powers of regeneration, telepathy and healing The author's skill in changing the pace and voice of the protagonist throughout makes for a fresh and exciting read. Who doesn't want to fly, to change shape, to read minds, to be immortal? What does it take to remain human? Clear the decks and settle down for a brilliant read

L A

Could not put this down

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 2, 2014

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I am so glad that I have discovered this writer, having not come across her before.
This is a brilliant book combining several novels exploring different kinds of human evolution after interbreeding with different alien species. The books are very well written and a totally convincing exploration of genetics and evolution.
I could not put it down and was sorry to finish it.
This is science fiction at its very best and I cannot believe that I have not come across Octavia Butler before. Can't wait to read more from her.

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