Part of Earthseed, book 2
First published 2001
Lauren Olamina has built a community of believers in depression-era California of the 2030s. She dreams of taking her followers to the stars, away from the economic collapse surrounding them. Her community prepares for this ambitious journey while society crumbles around them. Religious fanatics rise to power and strike at Lauren's group. They enslave her followers and tear her daughter away from her. Lauren faces a brutal choice. She can accept the loss and flee, or she can fight the fanatics who destroyed everything she built. The woman who once preached about shaping change must now become a warrior. Lauren battles to free her people and reclaim her child in a world where survival demands violence.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, adventure, action, 21st-century, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family, warrior
Setting: California
Period: 2030s
448 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Aspect
Content warnings: violence