"Butler graces new mansions of thought with her eloquent, distinguished, and poignant prose. Although this book is little in size, its ideas and aims are splendidly large."—Booklist "An outstanding short story collection... [Butler] is an impressive writer whose work displays how science fiction readily transcends the perceived stylistic limitations of the genre."—St. Petersburg Times "The title story is justly famous... splendid pieces, set forth in calm, lucid prose with never a word wasted."—Kirkus Reviews Named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and now supplemented with new stories, "Bloodchild and Other Stories" is renowned author Octavia E. Butler's only collection of shorter work and features the Hugo and Nebula award-winning stories "Bloodchild" and "Speech Sounds." These works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. Butler proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literature's strongest voices.