"Butler's most famous work hit the New York Times bestseller list in 2020, 14 years after her death, bringing a new wave of interest to the late sci-fi author."
"Survivor revolves around Alanna, a biracial human woman who's the daughter of the leader of a group of human colonists known as 'Missionaries' who travel to a planet."
"Butler thought the book was underdeveloped, dismissively referring to it as her 'Star Trek novel' for its simplistic, human-centric view of the universe."
"First-edition copies of Survivor can now go for thousands of dollars through rare-book dealers due to Butler's influence in keeping it out of print."
Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower became a bestseller in 2020, 14 years posthumously, reflecting its relevance to current societal issues. Butler published 12 novels and two short-story collections from 1977 until her death in 2006. Her least favorite work, Survivor, is part of the Patternist series and features a biracial protagonist navigating complex alien politics. Despite Butler's disdain for Survivor, its rarity has made first editions highly valuable. The renewed interest in her work has led to a resurgence in her literary legacy.
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