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Wild Seed

Octavia E. Butler (1980)

SubgenreBiopunk / Genetic Engineering
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesPatternist #1
SettingHistorical Earth
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.2

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

SlaveryCaptivityRacismManipulationDomestic ViolenceOn-Page SexDubious ConsentDeath of ChildGraphic Violence

Positive tags

Slow BurnFound FamilyHealing ArcMentor Figure

Tropes

Genetic EngineeringBiopunkPsionicsMorally Gray ProtagonistSocial SF

Themes

Power and CorruptionIdentityColonialismSacrificeLove vs Duty

Synopsis

Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex--or design. He fears no one--until he meets Anyanwu. Anyanwu has also died many times. She can absorb bullets and make medicine with a kiss, give birth to tribes, nurture and heal, and savage anyone who threatens those she loves. She fears no one--until she meets Doro. From African jungles to the colonies of America, Doro and Anyanwu weave together a pattern of destiny that not even immortals can imagine.

Tags

AfrofuturismHistorical SFSupernatural HorrorBody Horror