Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler

Description

Shori is an apparently young amnesiac girl whose alarming needs and abilities lead her to a startling discovery: she is in fact a 53-year-old vampire, genetically modified to walk in the light of day.

The only survivor of a vicious attack on her community, with no memory of her past life. Shori must now struggle to rebuild her family and learn who would want -- and still wants -- to destroy her.

A captivating novel that tests the limits of otherness and questions what it means to be human, Fledgling is Octavia E. Butler's first book since Parable of the Talents won the coveted Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1999.

is the author of fourteen books, including the novels Kindred, Dawn, and Parable of the Sower, and one collection of short fiction, Bloodchild and Other Stories. Recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant, the Hugo and Nebula Awards, a lifetime achievement award in writing from PEN, and numerous other literary awards, Ms. Butler is widely acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations that range from the distant past to the far future.

Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler

ISBN-10: 1583226907
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Publication Date: 2005
Format: Hardcover, 316 pages
Book Type: New