Wild Seed

, #1

Hardcover, 248 pages

English language

Published July 1, 1980 by Doubleday Books.

ISBN:
978-0-385-15160-3
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OCLC Number:
6278210

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Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex — or design. He fears no one — until he meets Anyanwu. Anyanwu is a shapeshifter who can absorb bullets and heal with a kiss...and savage anyone who threatens those she loves. She fears no one — until she meets Doro. From African jungles to the colonies of America, Doro and Anyanwu weave together a pattern of destiny that not even immortals can imagine.

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Review of 'Wild seed' on 'LibraryThing'

This was one of the most disturbing, uncomfortable books I have ever read, because it goes so deep into dehumanisation by those who wield power. And yet I finished it in a week because the key characters and the strange world Butler set up were so compelling.

Review of 'Wild seed' on 'LibraryThing'

This was one of the most disturbing, uncomfortable books I have ever read, because it goes so deep into dehumanisation by those who wield power. And yet I finished it in a week because the key characters and the strange world Butler set up were so compelling.

reviewed Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler (Patternmaster, #1)

Review of 'Wild Seed' on 'Goodreads'

This is the story of two immortals, one is a healer the other is a killer.

The story is full of emotions, but somehow it left me flat. I just didn't care.

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Subjects

  • African American women--Fiction.
  • Women healers--Fiction.

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