This is the first book Octavia Butler published, and the last chronologically in the Patternist series. I wasn't sure whether to start with this one, or Wild Seed, but am glad that I read this first - launched me right into Wild Seed and excited for the rest of the Patternist series.
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bookbee rated Healing the Soul Wound: 5 stars
bookbee rated The Seed Keeper: 5 stars

The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
A haunting novel spanning several generations, The Seed Keeper follows a Dakota family’s struggle to preserve their way of life, …
bookbee rated Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3): 5 stars
bookbee rated Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows: 5 stars

Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows by Sigrid Undset, Tiina Nunnally
The initial volume in the Nobel Prize–winning author’s tumultuous, epic story of medieval Norway—the first new English translation in nearly …
bookbee rated A Psalm for the Wild-Built: 2 stars

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
bookbee rated Ship of Magic: 5 stars

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb (Liveship Traders, #1)
bookbee rated Black song: 5 stars
bookbee rated Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies: 5 stars
bookbee rated Wanderhome: 5 stars

Wanderhome by Jay Dragon
Wanderhome ist ein idyllisches Fantasy-Rollenspiel über Tierwesen auf ihrer Reise durch eine Welt, die sich im Lauf der Jahreszeiten wandelt. …
bookbee rated Little Witch Hazel: 5 stars
bookbee commented on Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler (Patternmaster, #4)
This is the first book Octavia Butler published, and the last chronologically in the Patternist series. I wasn't sure whether to start with this one, or Wild Seed, but am glad that I read this first - launched me right into Wild Seed and excited for the rest of the Patternist series.






