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Fledgling Hardcover - 2005
by Octavia E. Butler
Butler's first new novel in seven years 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.
About this book
Fledgling combines a vampire story with questions on race. Shori is a 53-year-old woman, but she has woken up without memory as a 10-year-old girl. As she searches for answers about her condition, she finds her identity is the result of an experiment. Her vampire DNA has been mixed with African-American to give her dark skin that can withstand the sunshine. This novel is among Butler’s least popular, and the overt sexuality of the main character in the body of a 10-year-old girl seems to be one of the main reasons. But this turns on its head the standard trope of old male vampires that look young having sex with young women. Butler said in interviews that she wrote Fledgling to distract herself from the grimness of the Parable Series and meant it to be an erotic romp into the vampire genre.
First Edition Identification
Published by Seven Stories Press in 2005, Fledgling is the last novel published in Octavia Butler’s lifetime, and signed copies are rare. The first edition has stated ‘First edition, October 2005, and a full number line on the copyright page starting with 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
Details
- Title Fledgling
- Author Octavia E. Butler
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Seven Stories Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2005-10-04
- ISBN 9781583226902 / 1583226907
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.42 x 1.07 in (23.62 x 16.31 x 2.72 cm)
- Reading level 730
- Library of Congress subjects Horror fiction, Vampires
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005005664
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Asimov's Science Fiction, 06/01/2007, Page 133
- Black Issues Book Review, 11/01/2005, Page 71
- Booklist, 10/15/2005, Page 37
- Ebony, 01/01/2006, Page 28
- Entertainment Weekly, 10/21/2005, Page 80
- Essence, 10/01/2005, Page 96
- Ingram Advance, 10/01/2005, Page 103
- Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2005, Page 867
- Library Journal, 08/15/2005, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 08/22/2005, Page 36
- Women's Review of Books, 01/01/2006, Page 11
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new york: seven stories press, 2005. first edition, 2005. butler's final novel before her death, a young amnesiac girl unearths that she's a genetiallacy modified fifty-three year old vampire. new york: seven stories press. 8.75x5.75". 317 pages. isbn: 1583226907. hardcover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: bumping to spine. fine-. jacket condition: fine.
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