Wild Seed
Wild Seed is a 1980 trans fiction and historical fantasy novel by Octavia E. Butler. It deals with sex role, women healers, African American women and gender identity.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, and 97 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 18 editions.
It runs to roughly 279 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Wild Seed
Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex--or design. He fears no one--until he meets Anyanwu. Anyanwu has also died many times. She can absorb bullets and make medicine with a kiss, give birth to tribes, nurture and heal, and savage anyone who threatens those she loves. She fears no one--until she meets Doro. From African jungles to the colonies of America, Doro and Anyanwu weave together a pattern of destiny that not even immortals can imagine.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 1981 — Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote Wild Seed?
Wild Seed was written by Octavia E. Butler and first published in 1980.
What genre is Wild Seed?
It is usually shelved as Transgender & Nonbinary Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Epic Fantasy and Science Fiction Romance.
How long is Wild Seed?
The median edition has 279 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Wild Seed?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time Book 2), Frankissstein and The Lost Metal.
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