Title: Parable of the Sower
Title Record # 1415
Author: Octavia E. Butler
Date: 1993-10-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Parable of the Sower / Earthseed
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Octavia E. Butler
Date: 1993-10-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Parable of the Sower / Earthseed
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: After the economic and societal collapse of the United States, when climate change has made food and water precious and marauders attack people on the roads or in their homes, an 18 year old girl whose town is destroyed heads north and gradually accumulates a small band of associates, who will form the nucleus of a spiritual community informed by her philosophy.
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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2 | 1995 Locus | Best SF Novel |
Withdrawn -- Ineligible | 1995 Hugo | Best Novel |
Nomination | 1995 Nebula | Novel |
Nomination
(as Die Parabel vom Sämann?Die Parabel vom Saemann )
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2000 Kurd Lasswitz Prize | Bestes ausländisches Werk |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Parable of the Sower | 1993-10-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Four Walls Eight Windows | 0-941423-99-9 | $19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
299 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Barry Marcus | ![]() |
Parable of the Sower | 1995-02-00 | Octavia E. Butler | The Women's Press | 0-7043-4421-1 | Ł6.99?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
299 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Deborah Gyan | |
Parable of the Sower | 1995-02-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Aspect / Warner Books | 0-446-60197-7 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
295 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Jude Palencar | ![]() |
La parabole du semeur | 1995-05-12 | Octavia E. Butler | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #3948) | 2-277-23948-8 | 382 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Oliviero Berni | ||
Parable of the Sower | 1996-01-09 | Octavia E. Butler | Seven Stories Press | 1-888363-25-8 | $19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
299 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Barry Marcus | |
Parable of the Sower / Parable of the Talents / Kindred | 1999-00-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Quality Paperback Book Club | 0-9650896-6-5 | 948 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Lezley Saar | ![]() |
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Die Parabel vom Sämann | 1999-05-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5997) | 3-453-14896-7 | DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
414 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | doManski | ![]() |
Parable of the Sower | 2000-00-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Turtleback Books | 1-4177-3869-3 | $26.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
Parable of the Sower | 2000-00-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Recorded Books | 0-7887-3782-1 | $?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
audio cassette?Cassette tape |
novel | |||
Parable of the Sower | 2000-01-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Aspect / Warner Books | 0-446-67550-4 | $13.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
345 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | John Blackford | |
Parable of the Sower | 2000-03-09 | Octavia E. Butler | Recorded Books | 1-6644-2324-9 | $44.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
novel | |||
La parabola del seminatore | 2000-04-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Fanucci Editore (Solaria #4) | 88-347-0737-0 | Lit 6,900?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
348 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Maurizio Manzieri | ![]() |
Przypowieść o siewcy?Przypowiesc o siewcy |
2000-04-09 | Octavia E. Butler | Prószyński i S-ka?Proszynski i S-ka (Fantastyka) |
83-7255-761-6 | 344 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | |||
Parable of the Sower | 2001-08-00 | Octavia E. Butler | The Women's Press | 0-7043-4421-1 | Ł6.99?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
299 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
Parable of the Sower | 2006-00-00 | Octavia E. Butler | 1-4193-6536-3 | audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
novel | |||||
Parable of the Sower | 2007-01-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Grand Central Publishing | 0-446-67550-4 | $13.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
345 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | John Blackford | ![]() |
Parable of the Sower | 2008-04-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Paw Prints | 978-1-4352-4247-0 | $22.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
345 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
Parable of the Sower | 2009-06-16 | Octavia E. Butler | Recorded Books | $27.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | John Jude Palencar | |||
Parable of the Sower | 2012-07-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4532-6361-7 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
Parable of the Sower | 2012-07-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4532-6542-0 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | ![]() |
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Parable of the Sower | 2014-04-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Headline | 978-1-4722-1477-5 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | ||||
Pilda semănătorului?Pilda semanatorului |
2015-00-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Editura Hecate | 978-606-94047-2-0 | Lei 49?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005 |
376 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Mihai Nadolu | |
Die Parabel vom Sämann | 2015-07-30 | Octavia E. Butler | Heyne | 978-3-641-17956-4 | €4.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
The Parable of the Sower | 2016-11-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Seven Stories Press | 978-1-60980-719-1 | $22.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
304 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
The Parable of the Sower / The Parable of the Talents | 2016-11-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Seven Stories Press | 978-1-60980-721-4 | $45.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
Parable of the Sower | 2017-03-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Seven Stories Press | 978-1-60980-719-1 | $24.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
330 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Paul Lewin | |
Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents | 2017-05-16 | Octavia E. Butler | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-5040-4546-9 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | |||
A parábola do semeador?A parabola do semeador |
2018-06-25 | Octavia E. Butler | Morro Branco | 978-85-92795-39-9 | R$49.90?R$: Brazilian real. ISO code: BRL |
432 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
เมล็ดฝันวันสิ้นโลก | 2018-09-01 | อ็อกเทเวีย อี.บัตเลอร์ | Solis Books | 978-616-92947-3-3 / SKU-00010 | ฿315?฿: Thai baht. ISO code: THB |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
Parable of the Sower | 2019-04-30 | Octavia E. Butler | Grand Central Publishing | 978-1-5387-3218-2 | $16.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 329 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Richard Bravery | |
La parábola del sembrador?La parabola del sembrador |
2019-06-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Overol | 978-956-9667-35-0 | CLP$?CLP$: Chilean peso. ISO code: CLP |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
Liknelsen om sĺdden?Liknelsen om saodden Liknelsen om sadden |
2019-08-01 | Octavia E. Butler | Ovipress | 978-91-639-8666-6 | 344 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | |||
Parable of the Sower | 2019-08-20 | Octavia E. Butler | Headline | 978-1-4722-6366-7 | Ł9.99?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
311 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Richard Bravery | |
Parable of the Sower / Parable of the Talents | 2019-10-22 | Octavia E. Butler | Seven Stories Press | 978-1-60980-955-3 | $50.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
752 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
播种者寓言?Bōzhňng zhě yůyán |
2020-08-01 |
奥克塔维娅·E.巴特勒?Ŕo kč tǎ wéi yŕ·E. Bātč lēi |
天地出版社?Tiandi chuban she |
978-7-5455-5393-2 | CNĄ49 | 400 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
La parabole du semeur | 2020-10-08 | Octavia E. Butler | Au Diable Vauvert | €7.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | ||||
La parabole du semeur | 2020-10-08 | Octavia E. Butler | Au Diable Vauvert | 979-10-307-0331-3 | €9.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
368 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
La parábola del sembrador?La parabola del sembrador |
2021-02-00 | Octavia E. Butler | Overol | 978-956-9667-79-4 | CLP$14,000?CLP$: Chilean peso. ISO code: CLP |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
La parábola del sembrador?La parabola del sembrador |
2021-03-08 | Octavia E. Butler | Capitán Swing?Capitan Swing |
978-84-122817-8-1 | €20.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
352 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Richard Bravery | |
La parábola del sembrador?La parabola del sembrador |
2021-03-08 | Octavia E. Butler | Capitán Swing?Capitan Swing |
€9.61?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Richard Bravery | |||
Podobenství o rozsévači?Podobenstvi o rozsevaci |
2021-05-00 |
Octavia E. Butlerová?Octavia E. Butlerova |
Argo | 978-80-257-3485-8 | Kč 448?Kč: Czech koruna (crown). ISO code: CZK |
360 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Richard Bravery | |
A magvető példázata?A magveto peldazata |
2021-08-31 | Octavia E. Butler | Agave Könyvek?Agave Konyvek |
978-963-419-911-3 | Ft 3,680?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF |
352 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
مثل الزارع?Mithl alzaarie |
2021-09-00 |
أوكتافيا بتلر?'uwktafya Bitlar |
منشورات تكوين | 978-9921-723-89-2 | BD 6.800 | 480 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
Die Parabel vom Sämann?Die Parabel vom Saemann |
2023-07-12 | Octavia E. Butler | Heyne | 978-3-453-53492-6 | €14.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
448 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
Parable of the Sower | 2023-12-19 | Octavia E. Butler | Grand Central Publishing | 978-1-5387-5939-4 | $19.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
400 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
Parable of the Sower | 2024-04-25 | Octavia E. Butler | Headline | 978-1-0354-1008-8 | Ł20.00?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents | date unknown | Octavia E. Butler | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-5040-4546-9 | $35.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | |||
Parable of the Sower | date unknown | Octavia E. Butler | Aspect / Warner Books | 0-446-60197-7 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
295 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Jude Palencar | |
Parable of the Sower | date unknown | Octavia E. Butler | Aspect / Warner Books | 0-446-67550-4 | $13.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
345 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | John Blackford | |
Parable of the Sower | date unknown | Octavia E. Butler | Aspect / Warner Books | 0-446-60197-7 | $6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
295 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Jude Palencar | ![]() |
Parable of the Sower | date unknown | Octavia E. Butler | Aspect / Warner Books | 0-446-60197-7 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
295 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Jude Palencar | ![]() |
Parable of the Sower | date unknown | Octavia E. Butler | Aspect / Warner Books | 0-446-60197-7 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
295 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Jude Palencar | ![]() |
Parable of the Sower | date unknown | Octavia E. Butler | Aspect / Warner Books | 0-446-60197-7 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
295 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Jude Palencar | ![]() |
Parable of the Sower | date unknown | Octavia E. Butler | Headline | 978-1-4722-6366-7 | Ł9.99?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
311 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Richard Bravery | ![]() |
Parable of the Sower | date unknown | Octavia E. Butler | Recorded Books | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | John Jude Palencar | ![]() |
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Parable of the Sower | date unknown | Octavia E. Butler | Recorded Books | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | John Jude Palencar | ![]() |
Reviews
- Review by Faren Miller (1993) in Locus, #395 December 1993
- Review by Gerald Jonas (1994) in The New York Times Book Review, January 2, 1994
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1994) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #170 February 1994
- Review by Gary K. Wolfe (1994) in Locus, #399 April 1994
- Review by Caroline Mullan (1994) in Reflections in the Shards, (2015)
- Review by Nicola Griffith (1994) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 1994
- Review by Norman Spinrad (1994) in Asimov's Science Fiction, August 1994
- Review by John Kessel (1994) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 1994
- Review by Paul Di Filippo (1994) in Asimov's Science Fiction, December 1994
- Review by Misha [as by Misha Nogha] (1994) in Science Fiction Eye, #13, Spring 1994
- Review by Robert Fleming (1994) in Science Fiction Eye, #13, Spring 1994
- Review by Paul J. McAuley (1995) in Interzone, #98 August 1995
- Review by Carol Ann Kerry-Green [as by Carol Ann Green] (1995) in Vector 184 Summer 1995
- Review
[French]
by
Stéphane Nicot?Stephane Nicot(1996) in Yellow Submarine, #119
- Review by Liz Holliday (1997) in Valkyrie, Issue 14
- Review by Glen Engel-Cox (1999) in First Impressions, Installment Forty-Seven
- Review [German] by Bernhard Kempen (1999) in Alien Contact, Nummer 36
- Review by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo (2012) in Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 , reprinted in:
- Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 (2012)
- Review by Alan Ziebarth (2013) in Argentus, #13
- Review by Aaron M. Wilson (2017) in Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories in Extreme Futures
- Review [German] by Achim Schnurrer (2023) in phantastisch!, #89
- Review [German] by Gregor Honsel (2024) in MIT Technology Review, 4/2024