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Parable of the Sower
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Lynne Thigpen
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,961
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,884
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,845
Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Octavia E. Butler paints a stunning portrait of an all-too-believable near future....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Distopian Future Novel
- By Daniel Ward on 01-02-15
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Parable of the Sower
- Narrated by: Lynne Thigpen
- Series: Earthseed, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 06-16-09
- Language: English
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Parable of the Talents
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Patricia R. Floyd, Peter Jay Fernandez, Sisi Aisha Johnson
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,808
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,290
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,282
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of horrifying depravity....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Look Into Our Future
- By Alysia on 01-27-14
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Parable of the Talents
- Narrated by: Patricia R. Floyd, Peter Jay Fernandez, Sisi Aisha Johnson
- Series: Earthseed, Book 2
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 03-06-08
- Language: English
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Kindred
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Kim Staunton
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,562
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,264
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,230
Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Past of Slavery Still Moves and Wounds Us
- By Jefferson on 12-05-10
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Kindred
- Narrated by: Kim Staunton
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 09-12-07
- Language: English
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Dawn
- Xenogenesis, Book 1
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Aldrich Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,517
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,021
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,020
In a world devastated by nuclear war with humanity on the edge of extinction, aliens finally make contact....
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4 out of 5 stars
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I couldn't tell if I loved it or hated it.
- By Lindsay on 01-31-16
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Dawn
- Xenogenesis, Book 1
- Narrated by: Aldrich Barrett
- Series: Xenogenesis, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-24-14
- Language: English
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Adulthood Rites
- Xenogenesis, Book 2
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Aldrich Barrett
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,780
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,586
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,583
In this sequel to Dawn, Lilith Iyapo has given birth to what looks like a normal human boy named Akin....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Different from Dawn but Still Amazing
- By Judah Family on 09-03-19
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Adulthood Rites
- Xenogenesis, Book 2
- Narrated by: Aldrich Barrett
- Series: Xenogenesis, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 01-30-14
- Language: English
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Imago
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Barrett Aldrich
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,166
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,943
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,948
Child of two species, but part of neither, a new being must find his way....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow!
- By Lynnette on 10-16-16
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Imago
- Narrated by: Barrett Aldrich
- Series: Xenogenesis, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 02-05-14
- Language: English
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Wild Seed
- The Patternist Series, Book 1
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 941
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 841
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 838
For a thousand years, Doro has cultivated a small African village, carefully breeding its people in search of seemingly unattainable perfection. He survives through the centuries by stealing bodies, a technique he has so thoroughly mastered that nothing on Earth can kill him....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Tough Review To Write...
- By AlTonya on 04-05-21
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Wild Seed
- The Patternist Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Series: Patternist, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 01-05-21
- Language: English
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Unexpected Stories
- Two Novellas
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 145
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 143
This exciting collection presents two previously unpublished stories by SF legend Octavia E. Butler....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Octavia B. is the John Coltrane of Scifi fantasy
- By Adé Ngeno on 06-30-19
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Unexpected Stories
- Two Novellas
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 11-27-18
- Language: English
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Fledgling
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 631
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 551
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 549
This is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly unhuman needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: She is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire....
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1 out of 5 stars
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really?
- By Kindle Customer on 04-19-20
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Fledgling
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 03-09-20
- Language: English
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Bloodchild and Other Stories
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 825
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 724
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 726
Six remarkable stories from a master of modern science fiction....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good stories, well narrated
- By Donna D on 08-03-15
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Bloodchild and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 01-17-14
- Language: English
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Patternmaster
- The Patternist Series
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Eugene H. Russell IV
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 946
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 852
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 848
The Patternist is a telepathic race, commanded by the Patternmaster, whose thoughts can destroy, heal, rule....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing and at the same time bittersweet 😮😢❗️
- By ramsestwo07 on 02-28-20
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Patternmaster
- The Patternist Series
- Narrated by: Eugene H. Russell IV
- Series: Patternist, Book 4
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 02-06-14
- Language: English
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Mind of My Mind
- Patternist, Book 2
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Christie Clarke
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,536
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,398
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,399
For 4,000 years, an immortal has spread the seeds of a master race, using the downtrodden as his private breeding stock....
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5 out of 5 stars
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OMG
- By Felicia White-Meyers on 10-27-16
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Mind of My Mind
- Patternist, Book 2
- Narrated by: Christie Clarke
- Series: Patternist, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 01-24-14
- Language: English
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Clay's Ark
- Patternist, Book 3
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Neal Ghant
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 853
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 768
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 767
In a violent near-future, Asa Elias Doyle and her companions encounter an alien life form so heinous and destructive, they exile themselves in the desert so as not to contaminate other humans....
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3 out of 5 stars
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a little confusing
- By Tiffany on 08-24-15
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Clay's Ark
- Patternist, Book 3
- Narrated by: Neal Ghant
- Series: Patternist, Book 3
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-11-14
- Language: English
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![La parábola de los talentos [Parable of the Talents] Audiobook By Octavia Butler cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41DkdC67qeL._SL500_.jpg)
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La parábola de los talentos [Parable of the Talents]
- By: Octavia Butler
- Narrated by: Tania Martínez
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
En 2032, tras perder su hogar y su familia, Lauren Olamina estableció una pacífica comunidad en el norte de California, basada en su fe recién fundada: Semilla Terrestre. En ella ofrece refugio a los marginados y perseguidos por la administración ultraconservador de Jarret....
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La parábola de los talentos [Parable of the Talents]
- Narrated by: Tania Martínez
- Series: Earthseed [Spanish Edition], Book 2
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-15-22
- Language: Spanish
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La parábola del sembrador
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Tania Martínez
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
Esta aclamada novela post-apocalíptica de esperanza y terror de un autor galardonado "combina bien con "1984" o "The Handmaid's Tale"" e incluye...
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La parábola del sembrador
- Narrated by: Tania Martínez
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 10-19-21
- Language: Spanish
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La estirpe de Lilith [Lilith's Brood]
- Trilogía Xenogénesis [Xenogenesis Trilogy]
- By: Octavia E. Butler, Luis García Vigil - translator
- Narrated by: Juanita Delgado Jaramillo
- Length: 32 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Lilith Iyapo despierta en una nave espacial oankali, la raza alienígena que salvó a la humanidad de la extinción después de que la Tierra quedase devastada a causa de una guerra nuclear....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Translation is on point.
- By Dorcaza on 03-06-22
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La estirpe de Lilith [Lilith's Brood]
- Trilogía Xenogénesis [Xenogenesis Trilogy]
- Narrated by: Juanita Delgado Jaramillo
- Series: Xenogenesis Trilogy [Spanish Edition], Book 1-3
- Length: 32 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 11-18-21
- Language: Spanish
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Parentesco
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Isolda Peguero
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
Más de treinta y cinco años después de su lanzamiento, "Parentesco" sigue atrayendo a nuevos lectores con su profunda exploración...
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Parentesco
- Narrated by: Isolda Peguero
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 06-18-21
- Language: Spanish
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Wilde Saat
- By: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Dela Dabulamanzi
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Doro ist ein Unsterblicher, ein Geisterwesen, das jeden menschlichen Körper übernehmen kann. Seit tausend Jahren greift er in die Geschicke...
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Wilde Saat
- Narrated by: Dela Dabulamanzi
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 07-12-21
- Language: German
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![La parábola de los talentos [Parable of the Talents] Audiobook By Octavia Butler cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41DkdC67qeL._SL500_FMwebp_.jpg)
![La estirpe de Lilith [Lilith's Brood] Audiobook By Octavia E. Butler, Luis García Vigil - translator cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51s7KXx66+L._SL500_FMwebp_.jpg)
