Kindred - Octavia Butler - Black Women Writers Edition - 1988 Beacon Press Paperback - Laurence Schwinger Cover - Reading Copy Steven R. Boyett First contact with an alien

First contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets

and black masses

Parsons' skills

Now he faces his most delicate

Kindred - Octavia Butler - Black Women Writers Edition - 1988 Beacon Press Paperback - Laurence Schwinger Cover - Reading Copy Steven R. Boyett First contact with an alienCondition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and use. Numbers written on edge block. Discoloring. See images for the condition of this book. There is underlining and highlighting. Cover artist: Laurence Schwinger Blurb: The first science fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of black American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated