Adulthood Rites [Paperback]

Told in the haunting voice of Lilith, the heroine of Dawn , this book is thestory of Lilith's only son, Akin. Though he resembles a normal human, Akin isthe first construct --part man/part alien.OCTAVIA E. BUTLERwas a renowned African-American writer who received a MacArthur Genius Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels includingParable of the Talents, which won the Nebula for Best Novel. Acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future, sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.