Bloodchild
by Octavia E. Butler
What is it about:
Set on a distant planet, Bloodchild is Octavia E. Butler’s shattering meditation on symbiosis, love, power and tough choices. It won the Hugo, Locus, Nebula and Science Fiction Chronicle awards and is widely regarded as one of her greatest works.
Years ago, a group known as the Terrans left Earth in search of a life free of persecution. Now they live alongside the Tlic, an alien race who face extinction; their only chance of survival is to plant their larvae inside the bodies of the humans.
When Gan, a young boy, is chosen as a carrier of Tlic eggs, he faces an impossible dilemma: can he really help the species he has grown up with, even if it means sacrificing his own life?
What did I think of it:
I really liked the writing style of this short story, and the imagery, but I didn't particularly like the actual story. Maybe I was not in the mood for what this story was trying to do, or it could be that I just didn't get it. Either way I was left underwhelmed.
I might try something else by Butler some day.
Why should you read it:
It's regarded as one of Butler's greatest works.
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