Butler portrays two people, both afflicted with a terrifying disease that makes its victims self-destructive, who just might find in each other and in their unique gifts ''reasons for staying alive.'' In Harvey Jacobs's quirky love story, artist Herman Horman, whose passion is painting skyscapes, thinks he has found the woman of his dreams-lovely, lonely, wealthy and the owner of a fabulous observatory-until he discovers that her unusual eating plan threatens his favored pastime. Joyce Carol Oates contributes the collection's first-run tale about a woman who is disturbed by nightmares of sexual attacks until she realizes that she is not entirely helpless. This small but varied assortment of ten stories will be welcomed by SF fans who haven't already read nine of them in Omni magazine. The first book in the Omni Visions Series, with tales edited by Ellen Datlow. Her work is today taught in more than 200 colleges and universities across the nation.

Her book Parable of the Sower (1993), was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, while Parable of the Talents (1995) won the Nebula Award for the best science fiction novel published that year.īutler died on February 24, 2006, at the age of 56. While still a struggling writer, Butler worked as a telemarketer, potato chip inspector, and dishwasher, just to mention a few. Her books focused on volatile themes such as Black injustice, global warming, women’s rights and political disparity, highly dystopian outlooks which saw her struggle for decades before the MacArthur Grant made things smoother. While at the institution, Butler earned her first income from writing ($15), after winning a college-wide short-story contest. Upon graduating, she worked during the day and attended Pasadena City College (PCC) at night, where she graduated with an associate of arts degree with a focus in history.

Butler, was a celebrated multiple award-winning African American author of science fiction novels.īorn in Pasadena, California, Butler attended John Muir High School. Octavia Estelle Butler, popularly known as Octavia E.

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