Fledgling: A Novel (Signed First Edition)

Butler, Octavia E.

ISBN 10: 1583226907 / ISBN 13: 9781583226902

Published by Seven Stories Press, USA, 2005

About this Item

First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, as new and unread. SIGNED and dated with no inscription by the author to the title page. A pristine copy of this novel by the author of "Parable of the Sower", "Kindred", "Wild Seed", etc.; uncommon in this condition and signed. Butler ephemera laid in. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.

Seller Inventory # 4989

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fledgling: A Novel (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press, USA
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1583226907
• ISBN 13: 9781583226902
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 2.79W x 15.75H x 23.88D centimeters 2.79 centimeters width by 15.75 centimeters height by 23.88 centimeters depth
• Weight: 590 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed Firsts
  • Science Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Fledgling, Octavia Butler’s last novel, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted—and still wants—to destroy her and those she cares for, and how she can save herself. Fledgling is a captivating novel that tests the limits of "otherness" and questions what it means to be truly human.

About the Author

A writer who darkly imagined the future we have destined for ourselves in book after book, and also one who has shown us the way toward improving on that dismal fate, OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947–2006) is recognized as among the bravest and smartest of contemporary fiction writers. A 1995 MacArthur Award winner, Butler transcended the science fiction category even as she was awarded that community’s top prizes, the Nebula and Hugo Awards. She reached readers of all ages, all races, and all religious and sexual persuasions. For years the only African-American woman writing science fiction, Butler has encouraged many others to follow in her path.