R.I.P. Octavia E. Butler

by Rod Lott on February 27, 2006 · 0 comments

octavia butler fledgling reviewScience fiction author Octavia E. Butler – most recently of the vampire novel FLEDGLING – has died at the age of 58 after falling outside her home.

Butler, who debuted in 1979 with the time-travel parable KINDRED, is credited as the first African-American female writer to receive national prominence in the sci-fi genre.

For more information, consult the obituary at the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America.

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