In 2032, America has crumbled into chaos, ruled by a tyrant who weaponizes faith and fear. Lauren Olamina, founder of Earthseed, has built a fragile sanctuary for those the new regime seeks to erase. Her vision—to guide humanity toward the stars—makes her both a prophet and a target.
As violence closes in, Lauren’s ideals are tested against survival itself. Years later, her daughter, Asha Vere, pieces together her mother’s journals, uncovering the painful truth of a woman torn between love, leadership, and an unyielding belief in humanity’s potential.
Winner of the Nebula Award, Parable of the Talents is Octavia E. Butler’s haunting and prescient masterpiece, a story of resistance, faith, and the brutal cost of hope in a broken world.
