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Adulthood rites : xenogenesis

Title
  1. Adulthood rites : xenogenesis / Octavia E. Butler.
Published by
  1. New York, NY : Warner Books, [1988]
  2. ©1988
Author
  1. Butler, Octavia E.

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Description
  1. 277 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. Told in the haunting voice of Lilith, the heroine of "Dawn", this book is the story of Lilith's only son, Akin. Though he resembles a normal human, Akin is the first "construct"--Part man/part alien.
Subject
  1. 1900-1999
  2. Nuclear warfare > Fiction
  3. Future life > Fiction
  4. Genetic engineering > Fiction
  5. Extraterrestrial beings > Fiction
  6. Life on other planets > Fiction
  7. Human-alien encounters > Fiction
  8. Race > Fiction
  9. Racism > Fiction
  10. Sexism > Fiction
  11. Poverty > Fiction
  12. Good faith (Law) > Fiction
  13. Science fiction, American > 20th century
  14. Science fiction, American > 20th century > Black authors
  15. Science fiction, American > 20th century > Women authors
  16. Science fiction, American
  17. Genetic engineering
Genre/Form
  1. Science fiction.
  2. Fiction.
Contents
  1. I. Lo -- II. Phoenix -- III. Chkahichdahk -- IV. Home;
Call number
  1. Sc E 89-31
Author
  1. Butler, Octavia E., author.
Title
  1. Adulthood rites : xenogenesis / Octavia E. Butler.
Publisher
  1. New York, NY : Warner Books, [1988]
Copyright date
  1. ©1988
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Chronological term
  1. 1900-1999
Local subject
  1. Black author.
LCCN
  1. 87034620
ISBN
  1. 9780446514224
  2. 0446514225
Research call number
  1. JFE 88-6322
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