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Fledgling

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  • 2005 first published
  • 320 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (11 ratings)
  • 19 editions
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Published in 2005, Fledgling is a vampire fiction and horror novel by Octavia E. Butler. Key subjects include vampires, young women, Psychological and visionary & metaphysical.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, and 84 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 19 editions.

It runs to roughly 320 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Fledgling

Shori is a mystery. Found alone in the woods, she appears to be a little black girl with traumatic amnesia and near-fatal wounds. But Shori is a fifty-three-year-old vampire with a ravenous hunger for blood, the lost child of an ancient species of near-immortals who live in dark symbiosis with humanity. Genetically modified to be able to walk in daylight, Shori now becomes the target of a vast plot to destroy her and her kind. And in the final apocalyptic battle, her survival will depend on whether all humans are bigots-or all bigots are human.
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Themes, setting & tropes

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Subjects

  • Mystery
  • Vampires
  • Young women
  • Psychological
  • Horror
  • Fantasy
  • Paranormal
  • Science Fiction
  • Action & Adventure
  • FICTION / Fantasy / Paranormal
  • FICTION / Horror
  • FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure
  • Visionary & metaphysical

Quick answers

Who wrote Fledgling?

Fledgling was written by Octavia E. Butler and first published in 2005.

What genre is Fledgling?

It is usually shelved as Vampire Fiction, Horror and Adventure.

How long is Fledgling?

The median edition has 320 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Fledgling?

Readers who like it often enjoy City of Bones, Dracula and Merrick.

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