Description
In a near-future America thrown into chaos, a young woman is drawn into a dangerous, intimate struggle for survival when a mysterious group offers her a place in their world. As she is pulled deeper into their plans, she must navigate shifting loyalties, unsettling power dynamics, and the unsettling question of what it means to be human. Blending speculative fiction with psychological intensity, the story explores themes of adaptation, control, community, and the moral cost of transformation. Octavia E. Butler’s distinctive, incisive style turns fear into inquiry, using character-driven tension to examine how power reshapes identity—and how resistance can take unexpected forms.
Available Editions
paperback
Grand Central Publishing
Published Jan 1, 2020
224 pages
ISBN: 9781538751466
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Details
First Published
1976
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler.