Octavia E. Butler books in order

20 books in the catalogue, about 130 hours of reading in all; the shortest takes 50 minutes and the longest 14 hours.

3 series and 9 standalone books in the catalogue.

Earthseed

2 books

1 Parable of the Sower 1993 6.0 h 2 Parable of the Talents 1998 7.8 h

Lilith's Brood

3 books

1 Dawn 1987 4.7 h 2 Adulthood Rites 1988 5.4 h 3 Imago 1989 4.8 h

Patternist series

5 books

1 Patternmaster 1976 3.4 h 2 Mind of My Mind 1977 4.0 h 3 Survivor 1978 3.4 h 4 Wild Seed 1980 5.1 h 5 Clay's Ark 1984 3.9 h

Standalone books

Kindred (2 editions) 1979 5.3 h Xenogenesis 1987 13.3 h The Evening and the Morning and the Night 1991 50 min Bloodchild and Other Stories 1995 3.8 h Lilith’s Brood 2000 13.7 h Fledgling 2005 5.9 h Seed to Harvest 2007 14.4 h Wastelands--Stories of the Apocalypse 2008 6.3 h Conversations with Octavia Butler 2010 4.3 h

Collected editions

Volumes that gather several of the books above.

Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents 2019 13.8 h