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Adulthood Rites

by Octavia E. Butler

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Original publication
1988
Selected edition
unknown
Pages in this edition
277
English editions
15 ↗
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1988 · Warner Books · eng

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Told in the haunting voice of Lilith, the heroine of "Dawn", this book is the story of Lilith's only son, Akin. Though he resembles a normal human, Akin is the first "construct"--Part man/part alien.

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DIFFERENT WAYS INTO THE SAME WORLD

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Catalogued editions of Adulthood Rites
EditionPublicationFormatPagesSource
Adulthood RitesSelectedOctavia E. Butler.1988unknown277Open Library ↗
AdulthoodritesOctavia Butler.1989unknown288Open Library ↗
Adulthood RitesApril 1, 1997unknown304Open Library ↗
Adulthood ritesOctavia E.Butler.1988unknown277Open Library ↗
Adulthood ritesOctavia E. Butler.1989unknown277Open Library ↗
Adulthood RitesMay 1, 1989unknown288Open Library ↗
Adulthood Rites2012unknown304Open Library ↗
Adulthood ritesOctavia E Butler.1997unknown277Open Library ↗
Adulthood RitesNov 03, 2015other—Open Library ↗
Adulthood Rites2023unknown—Open Library ↗
Adulthood Rites2012unknown—Open Library ↗
Adulthood Rites2012unknown—Open Library ↗
THE IDEAS CONNECTING THE DOTS

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These themes are matched to source subjects, with up to five per book.

Alien life ↗

Source subject: Fiction, science fiction, alien contact

Dystopian worlds ↗

Source subject: Fiction, dystopian

Genetic engineering ↗

Source subject: Genetic engineering

After the apocalypse ↗

Source subject: Fiction, science fiction, apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic

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813/.54/tags/OL179TPS3552.U827 A65 1988Genetic engineeringFictionFiction, science fiction, generalHuman-alien encountersPersoonlijke integriteitGenetisch materiaalMenselijk lichaamFiction, science fiction, apocalyptic & post-apocalypticFiction, dystopianFiction, science fiction, genetic engineeringFiction, fantasy, epicFiction, science fiction, alien contactseries:Xenogenesisseries:Lilith's Brood

Series names in source records

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  • Xenogenesis
  • Xenogenesis -- 2
  • Xenogenesis, 1