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# Octavia Butler’s Science Fiction Predicted the World We Live In
- URL: https://werd.io/octavia-butlers-science-fiction-predicted-the-world-we-live-in/
- Published: 2022-11-19T02:22:45.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-19T02:22:45.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“What readers, fans and scholars often note about Butler’s work is its predictive qualities: Her vision about the climate crisis, political and societal upheaval and the brutality and consequences of power hierarchies seems both sobering and prescient.” She was brilliant. And this tribute is beautifully done. [#Culture](https://werd.io/tag/Culture)

\[[Link](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/17/arts/octavia-butler-vision-kindred.html)\]