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Dawn

Xenogenesis
Aug 23, 2012Incarnadine rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Dawn is the first book in Butler's Xenogenesis trilogy, now collected in the volume "Lilith's Brood." An amazing book, and a good way to start reading the incomparable Octavia Butler! ***spoiler alert*** Human self-destructive tendencies bring about a collapse of civilization through nuclear war, but Lilith Ayapo and other survivors have been rescued by aliens who are natural genetic engineers. Lilith must assume the impossible position of being the "midwife" or "mother" to human survival as a self-determining species.What are the differences and similarities between human and alien? Where are the boundaries, and why? When humans owe their survival to aliens, what are their mutual obligations? What do they need from each other?Fascinating, unforgettable, sexy, feminist, and antiracist book!