Aperfectintroductionfornewreadersandamust-haveforavidfans,thisNewYorkTimesNotableBookincludes“Bloodchild,“winnerofboththeHugoandtheNebulaawardsand“SpeechSounds,“winneroftheHugoAward.Appearinginprintforthefirsttime,“Amnesty“isastoryofawomannamedNoahwhoworkstonegotiatethetenseandco-dependentrelationshipbetweenhumansandaspeciesofinvaders.Alsonewtothiscollectionis“TheBookofMartha“whichasks:WhatwouldyoudoifGodgrantedyoutheability--andresponsibility--tosavehumanityfromitself?LikeallofOctaviaButler’sbestwriting,theseworksoftheimaginationareparablesofthecontemporaryworld.Sheprovesconstantinhervigil,anunblinkingpessimisthopingtobeprovenwrong,andoneofcontemporaryliterature’sstrongestvoices.
