The release date for the English version of 'Parable of the Sower' by
Octavia E. Butler is Jan 2000. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
As the world descends into chaos and insanity in 2025, one lady sets out on a perilous trip in search of a brighter future.
Living in one of the few safe communities on the fringes of Los Angeles is Lauren Olamina's family. Lauren's father, a pastor, and a few other residents attempt to preserve what is left of a society that has been devastated by drugs, sickness, conflict, and protracted water shortages inside the walls of their fortified enclave. Lauren suffers from hyperempathy, a disorder that causes her to be very sensitive to other people's suffering, while her father attempts to guide others toward the road of righteousness.
Lauren's family is murdered in a fire that destroys their property, and she is thrown into a dangerous world. Lauren must go north to safety with a small group of other refugees while coming up with a ground-breaking concept that might lead to the abolition of all humankind.