{"title":"Patternist Series","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"patternmaster-patternist-5","title":"Patternmaster (Patternist #5)","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Octavia E. Butler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrand Central Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6\/23\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781538784266\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous new edition of Book 5 of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/collections\/patternist-series\" title=\"Patternist Series\"\u003ePatternist\u003c\/a\u003e series, in which two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together -- and changing the destiny of the human race.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis deluxe edition includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn incredible new cover and package\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePremium French flaps and newly designed, full color interior covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-quality paper with elegant deckled-edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the far future, the human race is divided into two groups striving for power. The Patternmaster rules over all, the leader of the telepathic Patternist race whose thoughts can destroy or heal at his whim. The only threat to his power are the Clayarks, mutant humans created by an alien pandemic, who now live either enslaved by the Patternists or in the wild. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCoransee, son of the ruling Patternmaster, wants the throne and will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means venturing into the wild mutant-infested hills to destroy a young apprentice -- his equal and his brother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A revolutionary voice in her lifetime, Butler has only become more popular and influential...A generation of younger writers cite her as an influence, from Jemisin and Tochi Onyebuchi to Marlon James and Nnedi Okarafor...She is now praised as a visionary who anticipated many of the issues in the news today, from the coronavirus to climate change to the election of President Donald Trump.\" -- \u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\"An internationally acclaimed science fiction writer whose evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eOctavia E. Butler\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/parable-of-the-sower\" title=\"Parable of the Sower\"\u003eParable of the Sower\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53871741894939,"sku":"Patternmaster NEW","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/81GrFX-e0KL._SL1500.jpg?v=1788467400"},{"product_id":"survivor-patternist-4","title":"Survivor (Patternist #4)","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Octavia Butler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrand Central Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9\/1\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781538766170\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturning to print after nearly 50 years, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurvivor \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ecompletes Octavia E. Butler's thrilling \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/collections\/patternist-series\" title=\"Patternist Series\"\u003ePatternist\u003c\/a\u003e series, including a short story from the Patternist saga and new historical essays from a major Butler scholar.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis deluxe edition includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn incredible new cover and package\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePremium French flaps and newly designed, full color interior covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-quality paper with elegant deckled-edges\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Patternist books (\u003ci\u003eWild Seed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/mind-of-my-mind-patternist-3?variant=53871692448027\" title=\"Mind of My Mind\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMind of My Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClay's Ark\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/patternmaster-patternist-5\" title=\"Patternmaster\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatternmaster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) comprise Butler's longest, most complex series, stretching from late 17th century Africa to outer space in the far future, as rival factions of humanity develop incredible powers--only to use them to subjugate others. For nearly half a century, the fourth volume, \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e, has been out of print at Octavia E. Butler's request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt tells the story of Alanna, a colonist fleeing a plague-scarred Earth. But the planet she lands on is inhabited by the alien Kohn, whose battling tribes soon trap Alanna in their war. She must make alliances--while plotting betrayals. She must protect her heart--while putting it at risk. And she must decide if the best way to retain her humanity ... is to leave it behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e is put into its proper historical context thanks to contributions from scholar and Octavia E. Butler Fellow Alyssa Collins. This long-awaited volume also contains \"A Necessary Being,\" the only short fiction set in the Patternist universe, to finally, fully bring together and complete the Patternist series for readers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction from Alyssa Collins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Octavia E. Butler's lost-and-found gem of a novel, \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e, is at once a priceless inheritance and an interplanetary roadmap for humanity's reconciliation and survival. Alanna, our star-flung heroine, will be a guiding light for future readers of Butler when we've long since reached for other suns. A masterful addition to Butler's tremendous body of work.\" -- Ibi Zoboi, bestselling and award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eStar Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e belongs in Butler's canon, and now, at last, it is there for all to read. This is a historic moment--not just for fans of the \u003ci\u003ePatternist\u003c\/i\u003e series, but for everyone who believes that great stories deserve to live. Exciting, strange, and utterly compelling, \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e confirms what careful readers have always known: Butler was incapable of telling anything less than an essential story.\" -- Susana M. Morris, author of\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/positive-obsession-the-life-and-times-of-octavia-e-butler\" title=\"Positive Obsession\"\u003ePositive Obsession\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eOctavia E. Butler\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/parable-of-the-sower\" title=\"Parable of the Sower\" class=\"text-link\"\u003eParable of the Sower\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53871764439323,"sku":"Survivor","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/81n4YiI5wvL._SL1500.jpg?v=1788468103"},{"product_id":"clays-ark-patternist-4","title":"Clay's Ark (Patternist #3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Octavia E. Butler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrand Central Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6\/23\/2025, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781538784259\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gorgeous new edition of Book 3 of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/collections\/patternist-series\" title=\"Patternist Series\"\u003ePatternist\u003c\/a\u003e series, a \u003c\/span\u003epowerful story of survival in unprecedented times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis deluxe edition includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new cover and package\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePremium French flaps and newly designed, full-color interior covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-quality paper with elegant deckled-edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlake Maslin is traveling with his teenage twin daughters through an alternate America marked by volatile class warfare when their car is ambushed. Their attackers appear sickly yet possess inhuman strength, and they transport Blake's family to an isolated compound. There, the three captives discover that the compound's residents have a highly contagious alien disease that has mutated their DNA to make them powerful, dangerous, and compelled to infect others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf Blake and his daughters do not escape, they will be infected with a virus that will either kill them outright or transform them into outcasts whose very existence is a threat to the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the following hours, Blake and his daughters must make a vital choice: risk everything to escape and warn the rest of the world, or accept their new reality--as well as the uncertain fate of the human race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A revolutionary voice in her lifetime, Butler has only become more popular and influential...A generation of younger writers cite her as an influence, from Jemisin and Tochi Onyebuchi to Marlon James and Nnedi Okarafor...She is now praised as a visionary who anticipated many of the issues in the news today, from the coronavirus to climate change to the election of President Donald Trump.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOctavia E. Butler\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/parable-of-the-sower\" title=\"Parable of the Sower\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/parable-of-the-sower\" title=\"Parable of the Sower\"\u003eParable of the Sower\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53871767224603,"sku":"Clay's Ark NEW","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/81bwTNhxBjL._SL1500.jpg?v=1788468733"},{"product_id":"mind-of-my-mind-patternist-4","title":"Mind of My Mind (Patternist #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Octavia E. Butler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrand Central Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6\/23\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781538784242\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous new edition of Book 2 of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/collections\/patternist-series\" title=\"Patternist Series\"\u003ePatternist\u003c\/a\u003e series, in which two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together -- and changing the destiny of the human race. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis deluxe edition includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new cover and package\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePremium French flaps and newly designed, full-color interior covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-quality paper with elegant deckled-edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary is a treacherous experiment. Her creator, an immortal named Doro, has molded the human race for generations, seeking out those with unusual talents like telepathy and breeding them into a new subrace of humans who obey his every command. The result is Mary: a young black woman living on the rough outskirts of Los Angeles in the 1970s, who has no idea how much power she will soon wield.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan id=\"titleId\"\u003eDoro knows he must handle Mary carefully or risk her ending like his previous experiments: dead, either by her own hand or Doro's. What he doesn't suspect is that Mary's maturing telepathic abilities may soon rival his own power. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan id=\"titleId\"\u003eBy linking telepaths with a viral pattern, she will create the potential to break free of his control once and for all-and shift the course of humanity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan id=\"titleId\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan id=\"titleId\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOctavia E. Butler\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/parable-of-the-sower\" title=\"Parable of the Sower\"\u003eParable of the Sower\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53871769452827,"sku":"Mind of My Mind NEW","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/81RkcijsA9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1788466938"},{"product_id":"wild-seed-patternist-2","title":"Wild Seed (Patternist #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Octavia E. Butler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrand Central Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6\/23\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781538784235\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the first book of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/collections\/patternist-series\" title=\"Patternist Series\"\u003ePatternist\u003c\/a\u003e series, two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together and changing the destiny of the human race.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis deluxe edition includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new cover and package\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePremium French flaps and newly designed, full-color interior covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-quality paper with elegant deckled-edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoro knows no higher authority than himself. An ancient spirit with boundless powers, he possesses humans, killing without remorse as he jumps from body to body to sustain his own life. With a lonely eternity ahead of him, Doro breeds supernaturally gifted humans into empires that obey his every desire. He fears no one--until he meets Anyanwu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyanwu is an entity like Doro and yet different. She can heal with a bite and transform her own body, mending injuries and reversing aging. She uses her powers to cure her neighbors and birth entire tribes, surrounding herself with kindred who both fear and respect her. No one poses a true threat to Anyanwu--until she meets Doro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe moment Doro meets Anyanwu, he covets her; and from the villages of 17th-century Nigeria to 19th-century United States, their courtship becomes a power struggle that echoes through generations, irrevocably changing what it means to be human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWild Seed\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that shifted my life...It is as epic, as game-changing, as moving and brilliant as any science fiction novel ever written.\" -- Viola Davis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"More than any novel I've ever read, Octavia Butler's \u003ci\u003eWild Seed\u003c\/i\u003e examines power, what it means to wield it responsibly and what it means to resist it when it is wielded capriciously.\" -- Rion Amilcar Scott, PEN\/Robert W. 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