Standalone novel · 1979
Kindred
Dana, a young Black writer in Los Angeles in 1976, is suddenly pulled back in time to a plantation in Maryland before the Civil War, again and again, to save the life of the slaveholder’s son who is her ancestor.
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Book facts
- Author
- Octavia E. Butler
- Series
- Standalone
- Published
- 1979
- Setting
- Set in Los Angeles
- Characters charted
- 1
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Kindred
1 recurring or key character from Octavia E. Butler’s chart. Introduces Dana Franklin.
Lead 1
- Dana FranklinFirst appearanceWriter pulled back to an antebellum plantation