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Unexpected Stories

AuthorOctavia E. Butler
PublisherOpen Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Author(s)Octavia E. Butler
PublisherOpen Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
ISBN / ASINB00K04NWG0
ISBN-13978B00K04NWG8
Sales Rank88,749
MarketplaceUnited States  🇺🇸

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An NPR Books Great Read of 2014: Two never-before-published stories from the archives of one of science fiction’s all-time masters

The novella “A Necessary Being” showcases Octavia E. Butler’s ability to create alien yet fully believable “others.” Tahneh’s father was a Hao, one of a dwindling race whose leadership abilities render them so valuable that their members are captured and forced to govern. When her father dies, Tahneh steps into his place, both chief and prisoner, and for twenty years has ruled without ever meeting another of her kind. She bears her loneliness privately until the day that a Hao youth is spotted wandering into her territory. As her warriors sharpen their weapons, Tahneh must choose between imprisoning the newcomer—and living the rest of her life alone.

The second story in this volume, “Childfinder,” was commissioned by Harlan Ellison for his legendary (and never-published) anthology The Last Dangerous Visions™. A disaffected telepath connects with a young girl in a desperate attempt to help her harness her growing powers. But in the richly evocative fiction of Octavia E. Butler, mentorship is a rocky path, and every lesson comes at a price.

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