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*SIGNED* Understanding Octavia E. Butler by Kendra R. Parker LGBTQ+ Graphic Novels *Named A Most Anticipated BookOctavia E. Butler (1947 2006), a pioneer of science fiction and foremother of Afrofuturism, is among the most influential science fiction writers of all time. Her work blurs the boundaries of commercial genres, exploring themes of race, gender and sexuality, religion, politics, and environment. A recipient of the MacArthur "Genius Grant" and PEN America Lifetime Achievement Award, Butler is best known for her novels Kindred (1979), Parable of the