Aww, say it ain’t so! I loved Wild Seed and Parable of the Sower. Such a terrible loss. RIP Octavia!

She definitely will be missed..she really made sci-fi go down ALOT easier for me. Some of the mainstream stuff I could never really get into.

ANGELA, YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!!! KEEP EDUCATING..ITS OKAY TO GOSSIP, BUT WE MUST REPRESENT OUR PEOPLE AS A WHOLE.
WE ARE THE BEST. THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING SISTER OCTAVIA. SHE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED.

I was just thinking….this woman was a million times better than Stephen King…why wasn’t there ever any adaptations for say…Kindred. I think it would be reallly fascinating to see links-blood memories etc between contemporary life and slavery told with a really modern spin.

unfortunate she died so relatively young. i love sci fi and will surely give her works a read. thanks for the post!

Okay, how much am I loving concreteloop right now?!?! I shudder to think of how long it would have taken for me to find this information out otherwise.

Octavia Butler has always been one of my favorite writers–in any genre. An inspiration.

Damn, I loved her books! She’ll be missed.

When my son called and told me of her death I felt overwhelming sorrow that a major talent such as hers had left us. I first discovered her writing in the 70’s when I read “Kindred” and I became a lifelong fan of her books, science fiction written with a black sensibility. Hopefully, the postings about her death and her work on this site will inspire more black folks to read her work. R.I.P. sister of my heart!

Thank you for posting this Angel La.

Great Writer, She Will Definately Be Missed.. I Just Hope Hollywood Show Her Works Sum Love.. Its About Time.

Wow! Inspirational, to say the least.

she so’ nuff is into sci-fi, looking like lavar burton…

I’m not much into Sci Fi, but I’m sorry to hear to hear of this tragic event. Her loved ones and fans have my condolences.

wow, I can’t believe i never heard of her (i’m so ashamed)….RIP

Its always tragic when black genius is lost to us. RIP Octavia.

RIP Ocatvia Buler.

Wow! I love books and I especially love science fiction, although I am ashamed to say I’d never heard of her until today. But thanks to Angel posting this, and from all the good reviews you guys have given her, I will be heading to Barnes & Noble tomorrow.

I AM SO SAD TO SAY THAT I HAD NO CLUE WHO THIS WOMAN WAS. BUT I KNEW DON KNOTS. MY PEOPLE, MY PEOPLE!

this is really sad. she was a pioneer in the sci-fi world.

I had the blessed fortune of meeting her in person and getting my copy of Kindred signed. I live in WA, State. She was very underated. She was a rather humble and simple woman. She is originally from Southern Cali if I remember correctly. Moved here to Seattle in 99. She was also very elusive.She did appear to be lonely soul. If you had the blessed chance to see her in public, it was a moment to cherish forever. Love you . R.I.P.

Thanks for this post. I am a sci-fi fan and I have read one of her books. She was a great author.

Octavia E Butler was genious

I absolutely love her books! I agree she was a genius and why NONE of her books have been adapted into movies is beyond me.

RIP
Octavia Butler

What I liked most about Octavia Butler was that she was humble and was not a fame-seeker. She was a self-described hermit, with a level of talent few could ever reach. In response to a lot of posters, I know that several film makers had approaced her in regards to making Kindred into a film but she never agreed. My cousin, who is an african american film maker, spoke with her twice about the possibility and said she was weary of the changes that would be made to her work. The world has suffered a great loss and Octavia will sadly be missed. Her books were deeply moving and took me on journeys in a fantasy land that felt almost real. Sometimes I still wish I had the powers of Doro.

I read the Parable books and they were great. They would be incredible adapted into movies, considering that the world seems headed to the situations she vividly describes in those books.
I’m going to check out Fledgling and Wild Seed too, they sound interesting!!

RIP Ms. Butler!

Thanks for posting this — your blog is must read!

For anyone who hasn’t read her work or don’t think you like sci-fi, start with her book “Kindred”. My dad let me read it when I was 11 along with Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon” and that was the summer my young mind was blown! Where has all the Black Lit gone?

Octavia Butler was from my hometown Pasadena, California. She attended my high school John Muir. My mom loved reading her books.

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3553784

Anyways, am sorry about her death but that book WILD SEED ain’t got nothin to do with Sci-Fi.
The locations and names used in the book is of a tribe in Nigeria (Igbo).
I thot Sci-Fi books are all about places,people, and names… that don’t actually exist.