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Dawn  Cover Image Book Book

Dawn / Octavia E. Butler.

Butler, Octavia E., (author.).

Summary:

The human race, now infertile, fights to maintain its identity when the alien species, Oankali, offers to trade genetic material and bioengineering at the price of metamorphosing a new kind of being.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538753712 (trade paperback reissue)
  • ISBN: 1538753715 (trade paperback reissue)
  • Physical Description: 308 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: First trade paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in hardcover in 1987"--Title page verso.
Includes a reading group guide.
Includes an excerpt from Adulthood rites, the sequel to Dawn.
Subject: Iyapo, Lilith (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Human-alien encounters > Fiction.
Genetic engineering > Fiction.
Space ships > Fiction.
Genre: Science fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch SF BUTLE O (Text) 33126026071500 Science Fiction Available -
Erlanger Branch SF BUTLE O (Text) 33126024108007 Science Fiction Available -
Independence Branch New Adult Fiction (Text) 33126025843164 New Adult Fiction In process -

Summary: The human race, now infertile, fights to maintain its identity when the alien species, Oankali, offers to trade genetic material and bioengineering at the price of metamorphosing a new kind of being.

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