The Parables Boxed Set by Octavia E Butler

The Parables Boxed Set by Octavia E Butler

The bestselling Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents trade paperback books, complete with French flaps and deckled edges, together in a premium boxed set--a perfect gift for readers.



Parable of the Sower:

Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding social chaos and anarchy caused by climate change and economic crisis. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy--a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions.



Precocious and clear-eyed, she 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.



Includes a foreword by LeVar Burton and an afterword by N. K. Jemisin.



Parable of the Talents:

In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction and ruin of everything she knew. Her peaceful community provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the election of an ultra-conservative president. Under his rule, Lauren's colony--a minority religious faction led by a young Black woman--becomes a target for the president's reign of terror and oppression.



Years later, Asha Vere reads the journals of a mother she never knew. As she searches for answers, she struggles to reconcile with the legacy of a mother caught between her duty to her chosen family and her calling to lead humankind into a better future.



Includes a foreword by Akwaeke Emezi.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781538778470
ISBN 10	1538778475
Title	The Parables Boxed Set
Author	Octavia E Butler
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Grand Central Publishing
Year published	2026-02-24
Number of pages	848
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.