Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler (Octavia Estelle Butler) was born on June 22nd, 1947. Octavia passed away February 24th, 2006 at 58 years old. Octavia E. Butler was born in Pasadena, California, USA. Butler attended Pasadena City College where she received an A.A.

Octavia E. Butler was the author of the Patternmaster series which consists of 5 novels. The Patternmaster series started in 1976 with the novel Patternmaster. The most recently released novel in the Patternmaster series was Clay's Ark which was released in 1984. There are no upcoming novels for the Patternmaster series.

Octavia E. Butler: Awards & Accolades

Butler's books have won multiple awards, The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1996. A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2001. Kindred won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel, in 2017. Parable of the Sower won the Hugo Award, Best Graphic Story/Comic, in 2021.

Octavia E. Butler books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Wild Seed was nominated for the Otherwise Award, Retrospective Award, in 1995. Parable of the Talents was nominated for the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 1998 as well as the Arthur C. Clarke Award - Best Science Fiction Novel in 2001.

Octavia E. Butler: Lists & Other Mentions

• Parable of the Sower was the Black Men Read Book Club March 2022 Pick.
• Fledgling was the Belletrist Book Club November 2022 Pick.
• Kindred has made several lists including:
  1. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
  2. NPR: 100 Favorite Horror Stories Selection in 2018.
  3. The Independent: 25 Best Books by Female Authors Selection in 2019.
  4. Flavor Wire: 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read Selection in 2013.
• Bloodchild was an NPR: 100 Favorite Horror Stories Selection in 2018.
• Parable of the Sower was a New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020 and an Audible: The Top 100 Book Series of All Time Selection in 2024.

The Earthseed Series was listed on Audible's The Top 100 Book Series of All Time list in 2024.

Octavia E. Butler: TV/Movies Based on Books

Despite writing some of the most famous sci-fi works of all-time Butler had never been adapted until 2022's Kindred. The book was locked in for eight episodes on FX with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins as showrunner. The show stars Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, and Ryan Kwanten.

Related Authors

Fans of Octavia E. Butler also enjoy these authors:

1. Arthur C. Clarke, author of the Space Odyssey Series.
2. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
3. Audrey Niffenegger, author of: The Time Traveler's Wife.
4. Robert Silverberg, author of the Majipoor: Lord Valentine Series.
5. Rivers Solomon, author of: An Unkindness of Ghosts.
6. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
7. Emily St. John Mandel, author of: Station Eleven.
8. Ray Bradbury, author of: Fahrenheit 451.
9. Justin Cronin, author of The Passage Series.
10. J.R. Ward, author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series.

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