Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler · first published 1998 · ISBN 9781888363814

The sequel picks up Lauren Olamina's story twenty years later as she struggles to protect her fledgling Earthseed community against a fundamentalist Christian president who rules through religious persecution. The novel interweaves journal entries and third-person narrative, building from the founding of Acorn to Lauren's death, depicting both personal loss and visionary persistence.