7 Best science fiction books like Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

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Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents

By: Octavia E. Butler

3.91

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

A multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner's powerful saga of survival and destiny in a near-future dy…

If you liked the science fiction plot in Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Moonglow

By: Michael Chabon

3.80

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

In 1989, fresh from the publication of his first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Michael Chabon… read more

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  • fiction
"...When were they happy?" "In the cracks?" I said. "In the cracks."

-Michael Chabon, Moonglow

"He was tired of shouldering the weight of other people's bad decisions along with his own."

-Michael Chabon, Moonglow

"She had been an exhausting woman to love. But he had loved her no less passionately for the hard work."

-Michael Chabon, Moonglow

"I agreed to keep the cards a secret and asked my grandmother if she believed in magic. She said she did not but that, surprisingly, magic worked even if you did not believe in it."

-Michael Chabon, Moonglow

Cover of Again, Dangerous Visions by Ursula K. Le Guin, Gregory Benford, Kate Wilhelm, Piers Anthony, Ray Bradbury, David Gerrold, Gene Wolfe, Thomas M. Disch, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Gahan Wilson, Dean Koontz, James Sallis, Harlan Ellison, Joanna Russ, James Tiptree Jr., Ben Bova, James Blish, Chad Oliver, Barry N. Malzberg, Richard A. Lupoff, Terry Carr, M. John Harrison, Edward Bryant, Andrew J. Offutt, Lee Hoffman, H.H. Hollis, Richard Hill, Ross Rocklynne, Bernard Wolfe, Andrew Weiner, Ray Faraday Nelson, Leonard Tushnet, T.L. Sherred, John Heidenry, None, None, None, Josephine Saxton, Ken McCullough, None, None, Judith Ann Lawrence, None, None

2. Again, Dangerous Visions

By: Ursula K. Le Guin , Gregory Benford , Kate Wilhelm , Piers Anthony , Ray Bradbury , David Gerrold , Gene Wolfe , Thomas M. Disch , Kurt Vonnegut Jr. , Gahan Wilson , Dean Koontz , James Sallis , Harlan Ellison , Joanna Russ , James Tiptree Jr. , Ben Bova , James Blish , Chad Oliver , Barry N. Malzberg , Richard A. Lupoff , Terry Carr , M. John Harrison , Edward Bryant , Andrew J. Offutt , Lee Hoffman , H.H. Hollis , Richard Hill , Ross Rocklynne , Bernard Wolfe , Andrew Weiner , Ray Faraday Nelson , Leonard Tushnet , T.L. Sherred , John Heidenry , None , None , None , Josephine Saxton , Ken McCullough , None , None , Judith Ann Lawrence , None , None

3.44

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

Again, Dangerous Visions, first published in 1972, is the sequel to the sf short story anthology Da… read more

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  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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3. The Kid Stays in the Picture

By: Robert Evans

3.95

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

From his marriage to Ali McGraw, his cocaine bust, the accusations of murder, the friendships with … read more

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4. Nobody Knows My Name

By: James Baldwin

4.33

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Told with Baldwin's characteristically unflinching honesty, this collection of illuminating, deeply… read more

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5. Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression

By: Robin D.G. Kelley

5.00

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Between 1929 and 1941, the Communist Party organized and led a radical, militantly antiracist movem… read more

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6. Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents

By: Octavia E. Butler

3.91

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

A multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner's powerful saga of survival and destiny in a near-future dy… read more

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  • post apocalyptic
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy

7. Wheel of the Infinite

By: Martha Wells

3.85

Format: 238 pages, Paperback

Every year, the Wheel of the Infinite must be painstakingly remade to ensure peace and harmony. And… read more

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8. The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

4.24

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A collection of short stories by the legendary and iconic Ursula K. Le Guin--selected by the author… read more

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9. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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10. The Saint of Bright Doors

By: Vajra Chandrasekera

3.71

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

The Saint of Bright Doors sets the high drama of divine revolutionaries and transcendent cults agai… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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11. The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

By: Jenifer Lewis

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The "Mega Diva" and legendary star of Black-ish looks back on her memorable journey to fame and the… read more

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"There’s no greater journey than the journey within."

-Jenifer Lewis, The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

"... my love life in college had a lot of moving parts."

-Jenifer Lewis, The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

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12. Before Us (The Abyss #2)

By: Nathan Hystad

4.34

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

They came from below but were they also here Before Us?Wyatt survived the initial destruction, but … read more

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13. Complaint!

By: Sara Ahmed

4.30

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

In Complaint! Sara Ahmed examines what we can learn about power from those who complain about abuse… read more

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14. Below Us (The Abyss #1)

By: Nathan Hystad

4.25

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

Forget the stars, the real threat is below us. After a rough break up, Wyatt moves to New York City… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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15. After Us (The Abyss #3)

By: Nathan Hystad

4.43

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The fate of the world is on the line. What will be left After Us?Safety is obviously only temporary… read more

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Cover of Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor

16. Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Niger, West Africa, 2074 It is an era of tainted technology and mysterious mysticism. A great c… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
"I want you to write yourself into history because no matter what history books say, even you are a part of it."

-Nnedi Okorafor, Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1)

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17. The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

By: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

4.11

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From a star theoretical physicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos—and … read more

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"Everywhere we go, no matter how hard we try to avoid it, capitalism follows us."

-Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

"Science is supposedly about asking questions, except about scientists and how science is done."

-Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

"Access to a dark night sky—to see and be inspired by the universe as it really is—should be a human right, not a luxury for the chosen few."

-Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

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18. The Pandora Room (Ben Walker, #2)

By: Christopher Golden

3.40

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

When what appears to be the original Pandora's Box is discovered in an ancient city, neighboring co… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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19. Like Thunder (The Desert Magician's Duology #2)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This brand-new sequel to Nnedi Okorafor’s Shadow Speaker contains the powerful prose and compelling… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
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20. What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?

By: Frederick Douglass

4.67

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? (1852) is a speech by Frederick Douglass. Having escaped f… read more

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21. A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain

By: Imani Perry

4.08

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Audible Original A groundbreaking new work from National Book Award Winner, Imani Perry. Imani Pe… read more

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9 Top fiction books like Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Transform Your Habits

Moonglow

Michael Chabon

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Again, Dangerous Visions

Ursula K. Le Guin , Gregory Benford , Kate Wilhelm , Piers Anthony , Ray Bradbury , David Gerrold , Gene Wolfe , Thomas M. Disch , Kurt Vonnegut Jr. , Gahan Wilson , Dean Koontz , James Sallis , Harlan Ellison , Joanna Russ , James Tiptree Jr. , Ben Bova , James Blish , Chad Oliver , Barry N. Malzberg , Richard A. Lupoff , Terry Carr , M. John Harrison , Edward Bryant , Andrew J. Offutt , Lee Hoffman , H.H. Hollis , Richard Hill , Ross Rocklynne , Bernard Wolfe , Andrew Weiner , Ray Faraday Nelson , Leonard Tushnet , T.L. Sherred , John Heidenry , None , None , None , Josephine Saxton , Ken McCullough , None , None , Judith Ann Lawrence , None , None

3.44

Transform Your Habits

Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler

3.91

Transform Your Habits

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

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15 Top history books like Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression by Robin D.G. Kelley

Transform Your Habits

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

Walter Rodney , Vincent Harding

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party

Joshua Bloom , Waldo E. Martin Jr.

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The State and Revolution

Vladimir Lenin

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Wretched of the Earth

Jean-Paul Sartre , Richard Philcox , Frantz Fanon , Homi K. Bhabha

4.32

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