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JULY BOOK PICK

Added 2018-07-09 03:54:22 +0000 UTC

Hello everyone!! If you have been keeping up with one book a month goal then give yourself pat on the back. We are half way done. In July, we will read “Bloodchild” by Octavia E. Butler for Normies book club. It’s a short story, so feel free to continue reading other stories in the book. we will discuss this book live with you on Saturday 7/28 or Saturday 8/4.

Here is short synopsis of Bloodchild:

Years ago, a group known as the Terrans left Earth in search of a life free of persecution. Now they live alongside the Tlic, an alien race who face extinction; their only chance of survival is to plant their larvae inside the bodies of the humans.

When Gan, a young, boy, is chosen as a carrier of Tlic eggs, he faces an impossible dilemma: can he really help the species he has grown up with, even if it means sacrificing his own life?

Bloodchild is award-winning author Octavia E. Butler's shattering meditation on symbiosis, love, power and tough choices. It won the Hugo, Locus, Nebula and Science Fiction Chronicle awards and is widely regarded as one of her greatest works. Perfect for fans of the thrilling Arrival and the works of Ursula Le Guin.