CREATOR1 WORK ON THE SHELF
Octavia E. Butler
BIO
Bio
American science fiction writer (1947–2006) whose novels, including Kindred, the Parable books, and the Xenogenesis trilogy, explore power, survival, race, and what humans do to each other under pressure.
WORKS
On the shelf.
ON THE SHOW
On the show.
- Ep 1 — Why Does SciFi Matter? (08:28–09:45): Caitlin points to Parable of the Sower, written in the 1990s and set in the 2020s, as near-future sci-fi that feels "alarmingly close" to today, and a clear case of sci-fi holding up a mirror.