Butler asks deep and probing questions about the nature of humanity, one which unflinchingly stares into the darkest parts of human history but still manages to return with hope for the future.” ( The Fantasy Hive) About the author “Over the course of the trilogy, Butler’s alien invasion story subverts the standard genre expectations to deconstruct ideas around gender and sexuality, colonialism and invasion, and how we relate to the nonhuman. I will definitely be continuing the rest of the Xenogenesis trilogy, and I hope some of you may join me.” ( The Quill to Live) “[Dawn is[ a novel to be talked about and explored, especially as a piece of ‘first contact fiction,’ but how contact between civilizations is never just the one time. “One of my absolute loves in science fiction is exploring very alien aliens, beings who do not just look different, but think, react and relate to each other in a truly inhuman way.” ( Fantasy Book Review) Monster Complex uses Amazon affiliate links Reviews Hopeful and thought-provoking, this post-apocalyptic narrative deftly explores gender and race through the eyes of characters struggling to adapt during a pivotal time of crisis and change.Ĭategory: Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-apocalyptic She discovers that the Oankali-a seemingly benevolent alien race-intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then putting them into a deep sleep.Īfter learning all they could about Earth and its beings, the Oankali healed the planet, cured cancer, increased human strength, and they now want Lilith to lead her people back to Earth-but salvation comes at a price. When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. “Butler asks deep and probing questions about the nature of humanity…”-The Fantasy Hive One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower.

Dawn by octavia e butler