{"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","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/patternmaster-patternist-5","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}