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A compelling and intimate portrait of one of the century's most important writers. Canavan's thorough archival research introduces us to new aspects of Butler (TM)s life and thought and provide the first comprehensive overview of her career. He writes with grace and passion that is equal to the stature of his subject. Highly recommended.--Sherryl Vint, editor of Science Fiction Studies There are great depths to Butler's work, and Canavan has given us a torch in order to better see those depths. There's a lot of valuable analysis of how Butler's fiction ties in with her personal life. Because of the personal nature of the book, what we have here is anything but a dry academic exercise. --Michael Levy, coeditor of Extrapolation Sensible and well organized. A book that situates Butler's fiction at the junction of biocritical and genre studies, showing how Butler's experience of blackness in America led her to explore and exploit the 'messiness' of science fiction. --Lisa Yaszek, coeditor of Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction

This book deserves a place of honor on the shelf of every fan or scholar of Butler's work and should be acquired by every institution with the resources to do so, from the smallest local library to the most heavily endowed research university. --SFRA Review Both fans and scholars will appreciate this vivid in-depth study of an internationally acclaimed science fiction author's life and work. --Shelf Awareness For those of us who cannot make the journey to the archive, Octavia E. Butler serves as a more-than-adequate substitute and entry into this treasure trove of Butler's writings. --Los Angeles Review of Books A must-read for scholars of [science fiction], Canavan's scholarship is both a work of sharply dedicated research and a loving tribute to one of [science fiction's] most creative geniuses. Highly recommended. --Library Journal A compelling and intimate portrait of one of the century's most important writers. Canavan's thorough archival research introduces us to new aspects of Butler (TM)s life and thought and provide the first comprehensive overview of her career. He writes with grace and passion that is equal to the stature of his subject. Highly recommended. --Sherryl Vint, editor of Science Fiction Studies A deep reading of the work of the late science-fiction master. --Kirkus Reviews

A compelling and intimate portrait of one of the century's most important writers. Canavan's thorough archival research introduces us to new aspects of Butler (TM)s life and thought and provide the first comprehensive overview of her career. He writes with grace and passion that is equal to the stature of his subject. Highly recommended. --Sherryl Vint, editor of Science Fiction Studies A deep reading of the work of the late science-fiction master. --Kirkus Reviews There are great depths to Butler's work, and Canavan has given us a torch in order to better see those depths. There's a lot of valuable analysis of how Butler's fiction ties in with her personal life. Because of the personal nature of the book, what we have here is anything but a dry academic exercise. --Michael Levy, coeditor of Extrapolation A must-read for scholars of [science fiction], Canavan's scholarship is both a work of sharply dedicated research and a loving tribute to one of [science fiction's] most creative geniuses. Highly recommended. --Library Journal Sensible and well organized. A book that situates Butler's fiction at the junction of biocritical and genre studies, showing how Butler's experience of blackness in America led her to explore and exploit the 'messiness' of science fiction. --Lisa Yaszek, coeditor of Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction

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Gerry Canavan is an assistant professor of twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature at Marquette University. He is a coeditor of The Cambridge Companion to American Science Fiction .

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