Bloodchild and Other Stories

Short stories that feel no need at all to explain themselves.

They present the odd, the haunting, the thought-provoking-- and then the story is over, dissipating into a fog. Octavia Butler's book is packed with such stories. They cover all sorts of interesting topics, both dystopia and utopia, disease, aliens, and others. Some stories you will connect to, some may wash over you as entertaining oddities, but the whole of the book will make you pause and think.
Recommended for readers of high school age and older who enjoy short stories and are looking for a break in reading longer works.