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Dawn (Xenogenesis, Bk. 1)
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Dawn (Xenogenesis, Bk. 1) Paperback - 1997

by Butler, Octavia E


About this book

In Dawn, the first of the Xenogenesis Series, later retitled Lilith's Brood, Lilith Iyapo awakens after the destruction of Earth and centuries of sleep aboard a spacecraft piloted by the ​​Oankali. After learning all they could about Earth and the human race, the Oankali plan to reestablish life on the planet by cross-breeding with humans. They see humans as intelligent beings but cursed with the fatal flaw of hierarchy, which the cross-breeding will resolve.

From the publisher

One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower. When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali--a seemingly benevolent alien race--intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then putting them into a deep sleep. After learning all they could about Earth and its beings, the Oankali healed the planet, cured cancer, increased human strength, and they now want Lilith to lead her people back to Earth--but salvation comes at a price. Hopeful and thought-provoking, this post-apocalyptic narrative deftly explores gender and race through the eyes of characters struggling to adapt during a pivotal time of crisis and change.

First Edition Identification

Warner Books published the first edition of Dawn in 1987. The first printing has "First Printing: May 1987" on the copyright page with full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 


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  • Title Dawn (Xenogenesis, Bk. 1)
  • Author Butler, Octavia E
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Aspect, New York
  • Date 1997-04
  • ISBN 9780446603775

About the author

OCTAVIA E. BUTLER was 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 Parable of the Sower, which was a New York Times Notable 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.
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