Octavia Butler’s 1993 Novel Predicted The LA Fires …And Trump [Video]

Considered one of the first Black female science fiction writers, Octavia Butler’s body of work could be described as made-up, dystopian tales of an alternate universe. You know, on some “War of the Worlds,” “Dune,” “Starship Troopers” type of stuff. But if you’ve ever read her 1993 novel “Parable of the Sower,” you might think the book is rooted in a lot more fact than fiction and that the Pasadena native, who passed away in 2006, knew something the rest of us didn’t.

The story is told from the perspective of 15-year-old Lauren Olamina, who lives in a gated community with her family in a 2024 California ravaged by fires and rocked by political unrest due to an authoritarian president who wants to “Make America Great Again.” Sound familiar? After being displaced from her home, Lauren sets off on a dangerous journey to rebuild her life and establish a new community rooted in faith.

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