American science fiction writer (1947-2006) · 1947-2006
Octavia E. Butler Books in Order
29 books · 3 series · 1976-2019
Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction and speculative fiction author who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
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| 1 |  | Patternmaster | 1976 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Mind of My Mind | 1977 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Survivor | 1978 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Wild Seed | 1980 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Clay's Ark | 1984 | Amazon |
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Parable of the Sower | 1993 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Parable of the Talents | 1998 | Amazon |
Standalone books
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
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| 1 |  | Kindred | 1979 | Amazon |
| 2 | Speech Sounds | 1983 | Amazon | |
| 3 | Bloodchild | 1984 | Amazon | |
| 4 |  | Tales from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine | 1986 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | The Evening and the Morning and the Night | 1987 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | Xenogenesis | 1987 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | The New Hugo Winners, Volume I | 1989 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | Bloodchild and Other Stories | 1995 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | Lilith’s Brood | 2000 | Amazon |
| 10 | Amnesty | 2003 | Amazon | |
| 11 |  | Year's Best SF 9 | 2004 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | Fledgling | 2005 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | Seed to Harvest | 2007 | Amazon |
| 14 | Wastelands | 2008 | Amazon | |
| 15 |  | Wastelands--Stories of the Apocalypse | 2008 | Amazon |
| 16 |  | Conversations with Octavia Butler | 2010 | Amazon |
| 17 | Childfinder | 2014 | Amazon | |
| 18 |  | Unexpected Stories | 2014 | Amazon |
| 19 |  | Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents | 2019 | Amazon |
Reading Octavia E. Butler in order
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