{"product_id":"fledgling-octavia-e-butlers-extraordinary-final-novel","title":"Fledgling","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\"The grand dame of science fiction... Butler's books are exceptional.\"\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"73\"\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eIn her final novel, Octavia E. Butler turns her visionary gaze to the vampire legend, stripping away the gothic clichés to create something entirely original, biological, and deeply unsettling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe story follows Shori, a young girl who wakes up in a cave with no memory of who she is or how she was brutally injured. She soon discovers she is not human, but a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"166\"\u003eIna\u003c\/b\u003e—a genetically modified vampire whose survival depends on a symbiotic relationship with human \"symbionts.\" Shori is unique even among her own kind: she has been engineered with dark skin to allow her to walk in the sunlight, a trait that makes her a target of violent prejudice within the Ina community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eAs Shori recovers her memories and builds a new \"family,\" she must outrun those who want to destroy her for the crime of being different. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"138\"\u003eFledgling\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a supernatural thriller; it is a profound examination of race, sexuality, and the biological roots of power and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55278418264451,"sku":"9781472281098N","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/91HCKRITTlL._SL1500.jpg?v=1776164200","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/fledgling-octavia-e-butlers-extraordinary-final-novel","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}