Clay's Ark (Patternist, #3)

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Clay's Ark (Patternist, #3)

Clay's Ark

Written by Octavia E. Butler
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An innocent familiy, carjacked on a desolate highway, is abducted to a bizarre new world. A world being born in the Californian desert.They discover Earth has been invaded by an alien microorganism. The deadly entity attacks like a virus, but survivors of the disease genetically bond with it, developing amazing powers, near-immortality, unnatural desires - and a need to spread the contagion and create a secret colony of the transformed. Now the meaning of "survival" changes. For the babies born in the colony are clearly, undeniably, not human...

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Pages 213
Language Eng
Publisher Warner Books
Published March, 1984
ISBN 60933
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Octavia E. Butler is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Octavia E. Butler enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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Such a rich narrative. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. Worth every moment spent reading.
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