Fledgling

Octavia E. Butler · first published 2005 · ISBN 9780446178891

Shori Bishop awakens with amnesia in a cave, only to discover she's a genetically modified vampire created by human scientists to survive in daylight. Hunted by rival vampire families, she assembles a found family and must piece together her own origins while navigating a secret species parallel to humanity. Butler's vampire narrative is simultaneously a thriller and a meditation on belonging, consent, and chosen family.