The original edition of Bloodchild and Other Stories only had three more stories, all shorter and less consistent. ‘Near of Kin’ (1979), ‘Speech Sounds’ (1983), and ‘Crossover’ (1971) The 1979 cover of Chrysalis 4 featuring ‘Near of Kin.’ Like ‘Bloodchild,’ this story is required reading. Society, being how it is, punishes those born with this genetic disorder, pushing them to the outskirts of society much as our culture silently does with special needs individuals (which, of course, exacerbates their condition, turning the violence into a cycle). ‘The Evening and the Morning and the Night’ continues the first story’s excellence, introducing a genetic disorder that causes unpredictably violent and suicidal behavior in those affected by it. ‘The Evening and the Morning and the Night’ (1987) This story is all about the bond of human boy and his Tilc partner in forming a loving relationship despite the requisite pain and suffering. ‘Bloodchild’ never quite focuses on that, however. The hosts form close bonds with their Tilc partners, but the host process is violent, painful, gory, and can easily lead to the host’s death if they’re not careful. Humanity is conflicted about this - it is a sort of slavery, after all. This is an uncomfortable story, and infinitely imaginative. The ’83 and ’84 issues of Asimov’s Science Fiction featuring ‘Speech Sounds’ and ‘Bloodchild.’ Humanity is, coincidentally, an ideal host species for the Tilc’s larva human families live on vast preserves, and are free to live as long as they supply one child per family as an N’Tilc - a host of Tilc larvae. They’re benevolent, but still very clearly in charge. ‘Bloodchild’ is about a future where humanity has come under the control and protection of a space-faring species most akin to preying mantises and spiders. I should find the title story, ‘Bloodchild,’ cheesy, with its insect-like aliens and technological magic: It’s steeped in old-fashioned sci-fi cheese without ever getting drowned in the magic and wonder writers like Bradbury relied on. At just over 200 pages, it’s not many, and she herself admits to not being a writer or fan of short stories in her comments. This collection features every short story - and two essays - that Octavia Butler wrote between 19. Ez a jelzés csupán a megfogalmazás eredetét és a szerzői jogokat jelzi, nem szolgál a cikkben szereplő információk forrásmegjelöléseként.Bloodchild and Other Stories was my introduction to Butler’s writing, and it reflects a masterful (and masterfully-thoughtful) writer. Az eredeti cikk szerkesztőit annak laptörténete sorolja fel. Butler című angol Wikipédia-szócikk fordításán alapul. Ez a szócikk részben vagy egészben az Octavia E.Hibridek Ford.: Huszár András, Agave Könyvek, 2020.Átváltozás Ford.: Huszár András, Agave Könyvek, 2019.Ezután 1987-1989 között írt Lilith's Brood (eredetileg Xenogenesis) trilógia következett. Az 1979-ben írt Kindred műve (mely a rabszolgaság-időutazás témakörrel foglalkozik) vált a legnépszerűbbé. 1974-ben kezdte el a Patternist sorozatot, amely meghozta neki az ismertséget. 1999-ben Seattle-be költözött.ġ2 éves korától írt sci-fi-ket. Diplomáját a Kaliforniai Egyetem-n szerezte. február 24.) amerikai sci-fi-szerző.īutler Pasadenában nevelkedett. A Wikimédia Commons tartalmaz Estelle Octavia Butler témájú médiaállományokat.Įstelle Octavia Butler ( Pasadena, Kalifornia, 1947.
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