A Few Rules for Predicting the Future

Author: Octavia E. Butler

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A little book of honest and wise advice from legendary writer and Afrofuturist pioneer, Octavia E. Butler, with stunning new artwork by Manzel Bowan.

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Summary

A little book of honest and wise advice from legendary writer and Afrofuturist pioneer, Octavia E. Butler, with stunning new artwork by Manzel Bowan.

Description

'There's no single answer that will solve all our future problems.

There's no magic bullet.

Instead there are thousands of answers - at least.

You can be one of them if you choose to be'

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Honest and wise advice from legendary writer and Afrofuturist pioneer, Octavia E. Butler - for anyone who wants to shape our future into something good.

A little book to give or to keep, with stunning new artwork by Manzel Bowman.

Based on an essay written in 2000. As timely and prescient today as it was then.

About the Author

OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947-2006) was the renowned author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. Recipient of the Locus, Hugo and Nebula awards, and a PEN Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work, in 1995 she became the first science-fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship 'genius grant'. A pioneer of her genre, Octavia's dystopian novels explore myriad themes of Black injustice, women's rights, global warming and political and economic disparity, and her work is taught in over two hundred colleges and universities nationwide.

In 2020, Octavia E. Butler became a New York Times bestselling author.