Octavia Butler or Octavia E. Butler (born June 22, 1947) is an American science fiction writer, and one of the handful of African-American women in the field.
- Patternmaster (1976)
- Mind of My Mind (1977) - Sequel to Wild Seed. An immortal's breeding program creates a society of networked telepaths that he struggles to control.
- Survivor (1978)
- Wild Seed (1980) - Two immortals, one who changes bodies and another who has perfect control of her own, struggle to live together over generations. - James Tiptree, Jr. Award winner
- Clay's Ark (1984)
- Dawn (1987) - After the near extinction of humanity, an alien species colonizing Earth with alien-human hybrids
- Adulthood Rites (1988)
- Imago (1989)
The three volumes of this series are also collected into two omnibus editions, Xenogenesis (out of print) and Lilith's Brood.
- Parable of the Sower (1993) - a girl develops a philosophical system during her childhood in a walled town. When her home is destroyed, she travels with companions to try to start a community where her religion can grow.
- Parable of the Talents (1998)
- Kindred (1979) - often shelved in Literature or African-American Literature[?], rather than with science fiction. Story of a modern African-American woman who keeps falling back through time to rescue her white, slave-owning ancestor.
- Bloodchild and Other Stories (1995) - title story, "Bloodchild" (1984), won Hugo and Nebula Awards.