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From a renowned author comes the gripping sequel to *The Parable of the Sower*—a visionary novel that was ahead of its time, perfect for readers of *The Broken Earth* trilogy.

The year is 2032, and Lauren Olamina has endured the destruction of everything she once knew. Her community, built around the principles of her new faith, Earthseed, serves as a sanctuary for outcasts facing persecution following the election of an ultra-conservative president. As a young Black woman leading a religious movement, Lauren and her followers quickly become targets of his oppressive regime.

Years later, Asha Vere pieces together the life of the mother she never had the chance to know by reading Lauren’s journals. In searching for answers, she struggles to understand the choices Lauren made—torn between her devotion to her family and her mission to guide humanity toward a better future.

“In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time, Octavia Butler’s ‘Parable’ books may be unmatched.”—The New Yorker