Can I read Dawn on EtoBox?

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler, Aldrich Barrett is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Dawn about?

An alien race calls on one woman to revive mankind after Earth’s apocalypse in this science fiction classic from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower.  Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes Earth—the last stage of the planet’s final war. Hundreds of years later Lilith awakes, deep in the hold of a massive alien spacecraft piloted by the Oankali—who arrived just in time to save humanity from extinction. They have kept Lilith and other survivors asleep for centuries, as they learned whatever they could about Earth. Now it is time for Lilith to lead them back to her home world, but life among the Oankali on the newly resettled planet will be nothing like it was before. The Oankali survive by genetically merging with primitive civilizations—whether their new hosts like it or not. For the first time since the nuclear holocaust, Earth will be inhabited. Grass will grow, animals will run, and people will learn to survive the planet’s untamed wilderness. But their children will not be human. Not exactly. Featuring strong and compelling characters and exploring complex themes of gender and species, Octavia E. Butler presents a powerful, postapo

Who reads Dawn?

Author

Octavia E. Butler, Aldrich Barrett

Publisher

Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy : Made available through hoopla

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781453263679

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.11 / 5 (59 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13