01979cam a2200361 i 4500 510527970 TxAuBib 20210902120000.0 970520t19971988||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780446603782 0446603783 (OCoLC)36935014 TxAuBib rda Butler, Octavia E. Adulthood Rites / Octavia E. Butler. Warner Books Edition. New York, NY : Warner Books, [1997] ℗1988. 277 pages, 15 pages ; 18 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Book two of The xenogenesis series Special bonus chapter of author's "Imago": p. 3-15 (2nd group). "Hugo and Nebula Award Winner, Octavia E. Butler"--Cover. "Nuclear war had nearly destroyed mankind when the Oankali came to the rescue, saving humanity -- but at a price. The Oankali survive by mixing their DNA with that of other species, and now on Earth they have permitted no child to be born without an Oankali parent. The first true hybrid is a boy named Akin -- son of Lilith Iyapo -- and to the naked eye he looks human, for now. He is born with extraordinary sensory powers, understanding speech at birth, speaking in sentences at two months old, and soon developing the ability to see at the molecular level. More powerful than any human or Oankali, he will be the architect of both races' intergalactic future. But before he can carry this new species into the stars, Akin must decide which unlucky souls will stay behind."--Publisher description. 20210902. Genetic engineering Fiction. Human-alien encounters Fiction. Science fiction. Book two of The xenogenesis series. TXMAR