Fledgling
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| Author | Octavia Butler | |
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| Cover artist | Jon Gilbert | |
| Country | United States of America | |
| Language | English | |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction | |
| Publisher | Seven Stories Press | |
| Released | 8 September 2005 | |
| Media type | Hardcover | |
| Pages | 352 (hardcover first edition) | |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-58322-690-7 (hardcover first edition) | |
- For the record label, see Fledgling Records
Fledgling is a science fiction novel by Octavia Butler
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[edit] Plot introduction
Shori wakes up in a cave, with no memory of who she is, or where she came from. She soon realizes that she is not the pre-teen girl she appears to be, but she is a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Shori must find out why she, and everyone whose lives she touches, are targeted by assassins.
[edit] Plot summary
A young girl awakens in a cave, hungry, and suffering from critical injuries. Although she is burned and suffering from major skull trauma, she kills and eats the first animal that approaches her. After a few more kills, she heals, and is able to explore the area. She finds a small group of homes that have been burned down. She realizes that this place was once her home, and that the people who lived there were all murdered. She goes in search of other people, and is picked up by a contractor, who is horrified to find a child walking along the side of the road in bloody clothes. He soon discovers, and informs her that she is a vampire.
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