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Parable of the Sower
A Science Fiction Novel by Octavia E Butler
Book 1 of the Earthseed Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Dystopian,
- Climate Fiction,
- Found Family
This book is for you if you're into...
- Dystopian California where survival means questioning everything
- Characters navigating danger with burdens like hyperempathy
- Stories where new belief systems emerge from chaos
From Little Stack
Let’s be clear: Parable of the Sower isn’t exactly solarpunk. Rather, I’d say it’s a perfect example of everything that could drive humanity to want a solarpunk world. It’s a bleak story of climate collapse, the breakdown of modern society, and the horrors of surviving in a world where all laws and societal norms have been shattered. But it’s through the darkness that the spark of hope shines brightest as we watch small groups cooperate and work together to protect each other, build trust, and carve out a new place in this grim world. Call it the “best first step” toward solarpunk!
When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day.
Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy.
In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions.
Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores.
But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith and a startling vision of human destiny.
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