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Wild Seed
- The Patternist Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
As the acclaimed Patternist science-fiction series begins, two immortals meet in the long-ago past - and mankind's destiny is changed forever.
For a thousand years, Doro has cultivated a small African village, carefully breeding its people in search of seemingly unattainable perfection. He survives through the centuries by stealing the bodies of others, a technique he has so thoroughly mastered that nothing on Earth can kill him. But when a gang of New World slavers destroys his village, ruining his grand experiment, Doro is forced to go west and begin anew. He meets Anyanwu, a centuries-old woman whose means of immortality are as kind as his are cruel. She is a shape-shifter, capable of healing with a kiss, and she recognizes Doro as a tyrant. Though many humans have tried to kill them, these two demi-gods have never before met a rival. Now they begin a struggle that will last centuries and permanently alter the nature of humanity.
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“Richly evocative...particularly striking.” (Chicago Tribune)
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- Ranjit
- 01-02-24
Just brilliant
A truly brilliant story, well written and well read. Loved it. A different sci-fi story, so original and moving.
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- Elizabeth
- 14-03-22
seeing from a different view
loved it, deep and different, I could hear and feel the characters, Octavia Butler, a great talented writer.
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- Rock Hyrax
- 18-05-23
Slightly confusing
Similar themes to Xenogenesis, but I was confused by the setting, and would have liked to have had more technical explanations of how things worked.
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- tamsin
- 10-11-21
loved it
loved it, not my favourite of her books but it's up there for sure. would recommend
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- H Washington
- 03-06-23
Fantastic
I really love the dedication to portraying genetics without any use of the technical terms. I love the uniquely womanly perspective that I can’t seem to find by any other author.
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- UberNooBee
- 06-07-24
Exceptional
I am in awe of this compelling story. Reading by listening to the audiobook was a true pleasure. I was intimidated by the length and how long it may take for me to listen to it but I needn’t have been. I found myself finding moments to hear more outside of when I normally listen on dog walks. All I can say is it is beautifully written, compelling narration and sumptuous to consume. Bravo to both narrator and especially the author for creating such a masterpiece.
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- Malwina Tritt
- 10-08-24
Incredibly silly
I've tried multiple titles by Octavia Butler but this one concludes my attempt to try and understand her phenomenon. It's silly, boring and there's no steady pace to anything. Some parts are excruciatingly boring and long winded and thwn suddenly it's x years later. Just No.
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- Beverley
- 11-02-22
A poor relation of the Xenogenesis trilogy
I was blown away by the Xenogenesis trilogy, it was just so different to anything I've ever read before; very complex and, I felt, a uniquely female perspective.
This feels like the same basic ideas as that series being explored (not so well) in a different scenario. I'm astonished, frankly, how tedious and irritating I'm finding it, so it's time to walk away. Another reviewer mentions the way that Anyanwu just tolerates Doro's bad treatment of her, which is certainly a very big part of it for me. Mainly, though, I think I was hoping for something as unique as Xenogenesis, and this has left me disappointed.
I might return to the book, it's not uninteresting, I am curious about what will happen.
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