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Patternmaster copyright © 1976 by Octavia E. Butler
Wild Seed copyright © 1980 by Octavia E. Butler
Mind of My Mind copyright © 1977 by Octavia E. Butler
Clay’s Ark copyright © 1984 by Octavia E. Butler
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Contents
Wild Seed
Dedication
Contents
BOOK ONE: Covenant 1690
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
BOOK TWO: Lot's Children 1741
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
BOOK THREE: Canaan 1840
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Epilogue
Mind of My Mind
Dedication
Contents
Prologue
PART ONE
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
PART TWO
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
PART THREE
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Epilogue
Clay's Ark
Dedication
Contents
Part 1: Physician
Past 1
Present 2
Past 3
Present 4
Past 5
Present 6
Past 7
Present 8
Past 9
Present 10
Part 2: P.O.W.
Past 11
Present 12
Past 13
Present 14
Part 3: Manna
Past 15
Present 16
Past 17
Present 18
Part 4: Reunion
Past 19
Present 20
Past 21
Present 22
Part 5: Jacob
Past 23
Present 24
Past 25
Present 26
Past 27
Present 28
Epilogue
Patternmaster
Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
A Biography of Octavia Butler
Copyright
Seed to Harvest: Wild Seed, Mind of My Mind, Clay's Ark, and Patternmaster (Patternist) Page 87