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Patternmaster
by Butler, Octavia E
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Avon, 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. First edition thus. Mass-market paperback, 160pp. Light dampstain to bottom corner of rear cover. Slight slant and a few minor reading creases to spine. Else sharp and securely bound, a very good (+) copy of this uncommon edition of Butler's first novel. Cover illustration by Clyde Caldwell.
Synopsis
Patternmaster is Octavia Butler's first published novel. It is the fourth book chronologically in Butler's Patternmaster series . Wild Seed (1980) , Mind of my Mind (1977), and Clay's Ark (1984) follow. Another novel, Survivor (1978), was part of the series, but Butler later disowned the novel and declined to have it reprinted. Central to the series are Patternists - people with telepathic powers, ruled by a head Patternmaster who can heal and destroy. In Patternmaster, the son of the ruler, Coransee, will stop at nothing to get the throne, even killing his brother. The novel is set in the distant future, and the Patternists are the dominant race, set apart from Clayarks, who are 'diseased' and animalistic, and another mute race that is used as slaves.
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- Bookseller
- Dividing Line Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001539
- Title
- Patternmaster
- Author
- Butler, Octavia E
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Avon
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1979
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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