From the ＂grand dame＂ of science fiction, a dystopian classic of terror and hope about an African American teenage girl trying to survive in an all-too-real future.
When unattended environmental and economic crises lead to social chaos, not even gated communities are safe. In a night of fire and death, Lauren Olamina, an empath and the daughter of a minister, loses her family and home and ventures out into the unprotected American landscape. But what begins as a flight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny...and the birth of a new faith, as Lauren becomes a prophet carrying the hope of a new world and a revoltionary idea christened ＂Earthseed＂.
Chilling and thought-provoking for adult and young adult readers alike, ＂...there isn’t a page in this vivid and frightening story that fails to grip the reader＂ (San Jose Mercury News).
When unattended environmental and economic crises lead to social chaos, not even gated communities are safe. In a night of fire and death, Lauren Olamina, an empath and the daughter of a minister, loses her family and home and ventures out into the unprotected American landscape. But what begins as a flight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny...and the birth of a new faith, as Lauren becomes a prophet carrying the hope of a new world and a revoltionary idea christened ＂Earthseed＂.
Chilling and thought-provoking for adult and young adult readers alike, ＂...there isn’t a page in this vivid and frightening story that fails to grip the reader＂ (San Jose Mercury News).