Lilith’s Brood
Lilith Lyapo is in the Andes, mourning the death of her family, when war destroys Earth. Centuries later, she is resurrected, by miraculously powerful unearthly beings, the Oankali. Driven by an irresistible need to heal others, the Oankali are rescuing our dying planet by merging genetically with mankind. But Lilith and all humanity must now share the world with uncanny, unimaginably alien creatures: Their own children. This is their story.
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13mentions
8people
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77% recommend23% neutral
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What Hacker News says
- If you haven't read it, the Octavia Butler trilogy called Lilith's Brood is a great multi-generational story as well.
- It's a big category.
In the last year, two of my favorite reads were Children Of Time and it's sequels (Adrian Tchaikovsky) and Embassytown (China Mieville). I also really enjoyed reading the Lilith's Brood series (Octavia Butler). All three of these present a more nuanced look at humanity's interaction with alien intelligence
- Galactic North - Alastair Reynolds
House of Suns - Alastair Reynolds
Lilith’s Brood - Octavia Butler
The Expanse
- Two titles that I hope everyone reads and are not on the list:
* The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
* The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk
And a bonus:
* Lilith’s Brood by Octavia Butler
- Parable of the Sower is a nice quick novel, a great place to start, and feels very relevant these days. Lilith's Brood is a lot wilder, a very unique experience.
- In today’s times I can not recommend The Fifth Sacred Thing enough.
Lilith’s Brood - nothing like it.
