![]() ![]() ![]() The Oankali and ooloi are part of an extraterrestrial species that saved humanity from nuclear oblivion, but many humans feel the price for their help is too high: the Oankali and ooloi intend to genetically merge with humanity, creating a new species at the expense of the old. This conclusion to the Xenogenesis series focuses on Jodahs, the child of a union between humans, alien Oankali, and the sexless ooloi. But before he can carry this new species into the stars, Akin must decide which unlucky souls will stay behind.Īt once a coming-of-age story, science fiction adventure, and philosophical exploration, Butler’s ambitious and breathtaking novel ultimately raises the question of what it means to be human.Īvailable from: Amazon, Indie Bound, Powell's Books, iTunes, KoboīOOK 3 OF THE SERIES (GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING, MASS MARKET PAPERBACK, APRIL 1997) More powerful than any human or Oankali, he will be the architect of both races’ intergalactic future. ![]() He is born with extraordinary sensory powers, understanding speech at birth, speaking in sentences at two months old, and soon developing the ability to see at the molecular level. The first true hybrid is a boy named Akin-son of Lilith Iyapo- and to the naked eye he looks human, for now. The Oankali survive by mixing their DNA with that of other species, and now on Earth they have permitted no child to be born without an Oankali parent. Nuclear war had nearly destroyed mankind when the Oankali came to the rescue, saving humanity-but at a price. The futures of both mankind and an alien species rest in the hands of one hybrid son in the award-winning science fiction author’s masterful sequel to Dawn. BOOK 2 OF THE SERIES (GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING (PAPERBACK), OPEN ROAD MEDIA (EBOOK)) ![]()
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