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Octavia E. Butler Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Octavia E. Butler in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 74 books / 12 series

American author best known for the *Patternist* and *Parable* series, and the novel *Kindred*. A recipient of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, Butler was the first science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. This page provides the Octavia E. Butler books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Octavia E. Butler in Publication Order

1976 Patternmaster POoPB / 1 Buy
1977 Mind of My Mind POoPB / 2 Buy
1978 Survivor POoPB / 3 Buy
1979 Kindred POoSN / 1 Buy
1980 Wild Seed POoPB / 4 Buy
1983 Speech Sounds POoSS / 1 Buy
1984 Bloodchild POoSS / 2 Buy
1984 Clay's Ark POoPB / 5 Buy
1985 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 POoLRHPWotFB / 1 Buy
1986 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 POoLRHPWotFB / 2 Buy
1987 Dawn POoXB / 1 Buy
1987 The Evening and the Morning and the Night POoSS / 3 Buy
1987 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 POoLRHPWotFB / 3 Buy
1988 Adulthood Rites POoXB / 2 Buy
1988 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 POoLRHPWotFB / 4 Buy
1989 Imago POoXB / 3 Buy
1989 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 POoLRHPWotFB / 5 Buy
1990 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 POoLRHPWotFB / 6 Buy
1991 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 POoLRHPWotFB / 7 Buy
1992 An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear(By: George R.R. Martin,Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,Richard Matheson,Daphne du Maurier,Clive Barker,Carlos Fuentes,Arthur Machen,Gerald Durrell) POoFoFAB / 1 Buy
1992 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 POoLRHPWotFB / 8 Buy
1993 Parable of the Sower POoEB / 1 Buy
1993 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 POoLRHPWotFB / 9 Buy
1994 Foundations of Fear: Volume I: Shadows of Fear(By: Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,H.P. Lovecraft,Daphne du Maurier,Arthur Machen,Jean Ray,Harriet Prescott Spofford) POoFoFAB / 2 Buy
1994 Foundations of Fear: Volume II: Worlds of Fear(By: George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Thomas Hardy,Gertrude Atherton,Thomas M. Disch,Elizabeth Engstrom,Carlos Fuentes) POoFoFAB / 3 Buy
1994 Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear(With: David G. Hartwell,E.T.A. Hoffmann,Richard Matheson,Philip K. Dick,Clive Barker,Gerald Durrell) POoFoFAB / 4 Buy
1994 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 POoLRHPWotFB / 10 Buy
1995 Bloodchild and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
1995 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 POoLRHPWotFB / 11 Buy
1996 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 POoLRHPWotFB / 12 Buy
1997 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 POoLRHPWotFB / 13 Buy
1998 Parable of the Talents POoEB / 2 Buy
1998 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 POoLRHPWotFB / 14 Buy
1999 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 POoLRHPWotFB / 15 Buy
2000 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 POoLRHPWotFB / 16 Buy
2001 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 POoLRHPWotFB / 17 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 POoLRHPWotFB / 18 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 POoLRHPWotFB / 19 Buy
2004 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 POoLRHPWotFB / 20 Buy
2005 Fledgling POoSN / 2 Buy
2005 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 POoLRHPWotFB / 21 Buy
2006 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 POoLRHPWotFB / 22 Buy
2007 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 POoLRHPWotFB / 23 Buy
2008 The Hole(By: John Jennings,Damian Duffy) POoDDGN / 1 Buy
2008 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 POoLRHPWotFB / 24 Buy
2009 Conversations with Octavia Butler POoNB / 1 Buy
2009 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 POoLRHPWotFB / 25 Buy
2010 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 POoLRHPWotFB / 26 Buy
2011 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 POoLRHPWotFB / 27 Buy
2012 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 POoLRHPWotFB / 28 Buy
2013 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 POoLRHPWotFB / 29 Buy
2014 Unexpected Stories POoSSC / 2 Buy
2014 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 POoLRHPWotFB / 30 Buy
2015 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 POoLRHPWotFB / 31 Buy
2016 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 POoLRHPWotFB / 32 Buy
2017 Kindred(With: Nnedi Okorafor,Damian Duffy) POoGN / 1 Buy
2017 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 POoLRHPWotFB / 33 Buy
2018 Black Panther: Long Live the King(By: Nnedi Okorafor) POoNOGN / 2 Buy
2018 Wakanda Forever(By: Nnedi Okorafor) POoNOGN / 3 Buy
2018 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 POoLRHPWotFB / 34 Buy
2019 Shuri, Vol. 2(By: Nnedi Okorafor) POoNOGN / 4 Buy
2019 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 POoLRHPWotFB / 35 Buy
2020 Parable of the Sower(With: Damian Duffy) POoDDGN / 3 Buy
2020 Shuri: Wakanda Forever(By: Nnedi Okorafor) POoNOGN / 5 Buy
2020 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 POoLRHPWotFB / 36 Buy
2021 After the Rain(By: Nnedi Okorafor) POoNOGN / 6 Buy
2021 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 POoLRHPWotFB / 37 Buy
2022 Comic Arts Against Erasure(By: Damian Duffy) POoDDGN / 4 Buy
2022 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 POoLRHPWotFB / 38 Buy
2023 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 POoLRHPWotFB / 39 Buy
2024 A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay POoSS / 4 Buy
2024 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 POoLRHPWotFB / 40 Buy
2025 Parable of the Talents(With: Damian Duffy,David Brame) POoGN / 3 Buy
2025 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 POoLRHPWotFB / 41 Buy

Complete Octavia E. Butler Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 2 books / 1979-2005
01 Kindred 1979 Buy
02 Fledgling 2005 Buy
01 Speech Sounds 1983 Buy
02 Bloodchild 1984 Buy
03 The Evening and the Morning and the Night 1987 Buy
04 A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay 2024 Buy
Earthseed Reading Order 2 books / 1993-1998
01 Parable of the Sower 1993 Buy
02 Parable of the Talents 1998 Buy
01 Bloodchild and Other Stories 1995 Buy
02 Unexpected Stories 2014 Buy
Xenogenesis Reading Order 3 books / 1987-1989
01 Dawn 1987 Buy
02 Adulthood Rites 1988 Buy
03 Imago 1989 Buy
02 Black Panther: Long Live the King(By: Nnedi Okorafor) 2018 Buy
03 Wakanda Forever(By: Nnedi Okorafor) 2018 Buy
04 Shuri, Vol. 2(By: Nnedi Okorafor) 2019 Buy
05 Shuri: Wakanda Forever(By: Nnedi Okorafor) 2020 Buy
06 After the Rain(By: Nnedi Okorafor) 2021 Buy
Graphic Reading Order 2 books / 2017-2025
01 Kindred(With: Nnedi Okorafor,Damian Duffy) 2017 Buy
03 Parable of the Talents(With: Damian Duffy,David Brame) 2025 Buy
Patternmaster Reading Order 5 books / 1976-1984
01 Patternmaster 1976 Buy
02 Mind of My Mind 1977 Buy
03 Survivor 1978 Buy
04 Wild Seed 1980 Buy
05 Clay's Ark 1984 Buy
01 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985 Buy
02 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986 Buy
03 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987 Buy
04 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988 Buy
05 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989 Buy
06 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990 Buy
07 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991 Buy
08 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992 Buy
09 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993 Buy
10 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994 Buy
11 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995 Buy
12 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996 Buy
13 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997 Buy
14 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998 Buy
15 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999 Buy
16 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000 Buy
17 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001 Buy
18 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002 Buy
19 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002 Buy
20 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004 Buy
21 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005 Buy
22 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006 Buy
23 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007 Buy
24 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008 Buy
25 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009 Buy
26 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010 Buy
27 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011 Buy
28 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012 Buy
29 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013 Buy
30 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014 Buy
31 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015 Buy
32 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016 Buy
33 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017 Buy
34 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018 Buy
35 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019 Buy
36 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020 Buy
37 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021 Buy
38 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022 Buy
39 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023 Buy
40 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024 Buy
41 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025 Buy
01 Conversations with Octavia Butler 2009 Buy
01 An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear(By: George R.R. Martin,Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,Richard Matheson,Daphne du Maurier,Clive Barker,Carlos Fuentes,Arthur Machen,Gerald Durrell) 1992 Buy
02 Foundations of Fear: Volume I: Shadows of Fear(By: Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,H.P. Lovecraft,Daphne du Maurier,Arthur Machen,Jean Ray,Harriet Prescott Spofford) 1994 Buy
03 Foundations of Fear: Volume II: Worlds of Fear(By: George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Thomas Hardy,Gertrude Atherton,Thomas M. Disch,Elizabeth Engstrom,Carlos Fuentes) 1994 Buy
04 Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear(With: David G. Hartwell,E.T.A. Hoffmann,Richard Matheson,Philip K. Dick,Clive Barker,Gerald Durrell) 1994 Buy
01 The Hole(By: John Jennings,Damian Duffy) 2008 Buy
03 Parable of the Sower(With: Damian Duffy) 2020 Buy
04 Comic Arts Against Erasure(By: Damian Duffy) 2022 Buy

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