Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel’s
timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is
more relevant than ever.
In
2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and
family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in northern
California based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed. The fledgling
community provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the
election of an ultra-conservative president who vows to “make
America great again.” In an increasingly divided and dangerous
nation, Lauren’s subversive colony–a minority religious faction
led by a young black woman–becomes a target for President Jarret’s
reign of terror and oppression.
Years
later, Asha Vere reads the journals of a mother she never knew,
Lauren Olamina. As she searches for answers about her own past, she
also struggles to reconcile with the legacy of a mother caught
between her duty to her chosen family and her calling to lead
humankind into a better future.