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Dawn

by Octavia E. Butler

Humanity survives extinction, but the rescue comes with an alien price.

GenresSci-Fi
Genre and trope pairingsSci-FiFirst contactSci-FiPost-apocalypticSci-FiSpace colonization
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About Dawn

Lilith Iyapo wakes aboard an Oankali ship centuries after Earth’s destruction, chosen to help rebuild humanity while facing the aliens’ unsettling plans for its future.

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Darkness
Dark
Pacing
Balanced

Series

Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood · Book 1 of 3

Content warnings
  • confinement
  • rape
  • sexual assault
  • murder
  • genocide
  • violence
  • war
  • sexual content
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