Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents – Complete 2 Book Boxed Set - By Octavia E. Butler - Hardcover

Discover Octavia E. Butler's landmark Parable novels in this complete two-book boxed set. Bringing together Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents, this acclaimed science-fiction duology follows Lauren Olamina through a near-future America shaped by environmental change, social instability, violence, faith, survival, and the search for a better way forward. All of our books are brand new.

Titles in This Set / Includes

Includes: Parable of the Sower • Parable of the Talents

About the Collection

Parable of the Sower introduces Lauren Olamina, a young woman living in a California community increasingly threatened by social and environmental collapse. Lauren's unusual sensitivity to the emotions and physical sensations of others shapes her experience as she leaves the relative safety of her community and begins a dangerous journey north.

Parable of the Talents continues Lauren's story and expands the Earthseed vision into a deeply divided future marked by religious extremism, political conflict, violence, family separation, and questions about freedom and community. The novel is narrated partly through Lauren's journals and partly through the perspective of her daughter.

Together, the two novels form Butler's Parable duology and tell the complete published Earthseed story centered on Lauren Olamina. Butler did not complete the planned third Earthseed novel.

Why This Set Works

This collection brings together two influential works of science fiction, dystopian fiction, speculative fiction, Afrofuturism, social commentary, and post-apocalyptic literature. Butler explores climate change, inequality, religion, community, survival, power, freedom, and humanity's capacity to adapt.

The boxed-set edition also includes prefaces by Gloria Steinem and Toshi Reagon.

Perfect For

Perfect for: Octavia E. Butler readers • science-fiction collections • Afrofuturism readers • dystopian fiction fans • speculative fiction readers • post-apocalyptic fiction collections • literary science fiction • readers interested in social and environmental themes • book collectors • home libraries • thoughtful gifts

Product Details

Author • Octavia E. Butler • Series • Earthseed / Parable • Books in Set • 2 • Titles Included • Parable of the Sower • Parable of the Talents • Collection • Complete Parable Duology • Format • Hardcover Boxed Set • Publisher • Seven Stories Press • ISBN • 9781609809553 • Pages • 752 • Prefaces • Gloria Steinem & Toshi Reagon • Language • English