{"product_id":"9781453263631","title":"Wild Seed","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs the acclaimed Patternist science fiction series begins, two immortals meet in the long-ago past—and mankind’s destiny is changed forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For a thousand years, Doro has cultivated a small African village, carefully breeding its people in search of seemingly unattainable perfection. He survives through the centuries by stealing the bodies of others, a technique he has so thoroughly mastered that nothing on Earth can kill him. But when a gang of New World slavers destroys his village, ruining his grand experiment, Doro is forced to go west and begin anew. He meets Anyanwu, a centuries-old woman whose means of immortality are as kind as his are cruel. She is a shapeshifter, capable of healing with a kiss, and she recognizes Doro as a tyrant. Though many humans have tried to kill them, these two demi-gods have never before met a rival. Now they begin a struggle that will last centuries and permanently alter the nature of humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hugo and Nebula award–winning author Octavia E. Butler’s sweeping cross-century epic places her “among the best of contemporary SF writers” (\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author’s estate.","brand":"Open Road Media Sci-Fi \u0026 Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125393146096,"sku":"9781453263631","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453263631_p0.jpg?v=1763848905","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453263631","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}