{"product_id":"the-parables-boxed-set-octavia-e-butler-9781538778470","title":"The Parables Boxed Set: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling PARABLE OF THE SOWER and PARABLE OF THE TALENTS trade paperback books, complete with French flaps and deckled edges, together\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ein a premium boxed set. A perfect gift for readers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower\u003c\/i\u003e: Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding social chaos and anarchy caused by climate change and economic crisis. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy--a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions. Precocious and clear-eyed, she must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith . . . and a startling vision of human destiny. Includes a foreword by LeVar Burton and an afterword by N. K. Jemisin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eParable of the Talents: \u003c\/i\u003eIn 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction and ruin of everything she knew. Her peaceful community provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the election of an ultra-conservative president. Under his rule, Lauren's colony--a minority religious faction led by a young Black woman--becomes a target for the president's reign of terror and oppression. Years later, Asha Vere reads the journals of a mother she never knew. As she searches for answers, she struggles to reconcile with the legacy of a mother caught between her duty to her chosen family and her calling to lead humankind into a better future. Includes a foreword by Akwaeke Emezi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Octavia E. Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538778475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538778470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Octavia E. Butler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47243951735039,"sku":"9781538778470","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_366a75f6-54fd-460b-a0f3-09de3c8a061a.jpg?v=1758134564","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-parables-boxed-set-octavia-e-butler-9781538778470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}