From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower: A young man with extraordinary gifts tries to determine whether humanity can learn from the past and build a future, or is doomed to self-destruction.
In the future, a nuclear war has nearly wiped out all of humanity. An alien race, the Oankali, saves the survivors, but demands a high price for it. They can read and alter genetic codes, and crossbreed with new species to continuously evolve. They value human intelligence, but also see that humans will fail due to rigid hierarchies. Therefore, they create a new hybrid race, which they protect authoritatively.
Akin, the first human-alien hybrid child, learns to speak from his second month, sees on a molecular level, and has great powers. He will lead the new race. Yet he must first accept his own origins in a divided world.
Language: English
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