Originally published in 1998, this prophetic novel’s message of hope and resistance in the face of bigotry is more relevant than ever. In 2032, after losing her home and family, Lauren Olamina has established a peaceful community in Northern California based on her newly founded faith: Earthseed. There, she offers refuge to those marginalized and persecuted by the administration of Jarret, an ultraconservative president who promises to “make America great again.” In an increasingly dangerous and divided nation, Lauren’s subversive colony, a minority religious faction led by a young black woman, becomes a target of Jarret’s reign of terror and oppression. Years later, Asha Vere reads the journals of her mother, Lauren, whom she never met. Searching for answers about her own past, she tries to come to terms with the legacy of a mother caught between family and a calling to lead humanity...read more
