Discover books similar to "Earthseed" series

Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

If you enjoyed Earthseed, you'll want to read the first book in the series. Parable of the Sower introduces readers to Lauren Olamina, a young woman with hyperempathy, who creates a new faith called Earthseed to help her community survive in a near-future, dystopian United States.

Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents

The second book in the Earthseed series, Parable of the Talents follows Lauren Olamina as she tries to spread Earthseed and protect her daughter from being kidnapped by a Christian fundamentalist group.

Starhawk

The Fifth Sacred Thing

Set in a post-apocalyptic, ecotopian San Francisco, The Fifth Sacred Thing explores themes of community, spirituality, and social justice, much like Earthseed. The novel focuses on a society that has managed to create a sustainable, utopian community, despite the collapse of industrial civilization.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Always Coming Home

Always Coming Home is a novel set in a post-apocalyptic, future North America, where the Kesh, a native people, live in a sustainable, matriarchal society. The novel explores themes of community, culture, and the natural world, much like Earthseed.

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed

The Dispossessed is a science fiction novel that explores themes of anarchy, utopia, and social justice. The novel follows Shevek, a physicist from the anarchist moon of Anarres, as he travels to the capitalist planet of Urras, and offers a nuanced portrayal of political ideologies and their impact on society.

Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Kindred is a time-travel novel that explores the legacy of slavery in the United States. The novel follows Dana, a young black woman, as she is transported back in time to the antebellum South, where she must save the life of her white ancestor. The novel offers a powerful exploration of race, power, and identity.

Octavia E. Butler

Wild Seed

Wild Seed is a science fiction novel that explores themes of genetic engineering, slavery, and power. The novel follows Doro, an immortal being who travels the world collecting people with unique abilities, and Anyanwu, a healer who resists Doro's attempts to control her. The novel offers a nuanced portrayal of power dynamics and the consequences of genetic manipulation.

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

The Left Hand of Darkness is a science fiction novel that explores themes of gender, culture, and identity. The novel is set on the planet of Gethen, where inhabitants are ambisexual and can choose their gender. The novel offers a nuanced portrayal of cultural differences and the challenges of communication and understanding.

Mary Doria Russell

The Sparrow

The Sparrow is a science fiction novel that explores themes of faith, culture, and communication. The novel follows a group of Jesuit priests and scientists as they travel to another planet to make contact with an alien race. The novel offers a nuanced portrayal of cultural differences and the challenges of communication and understanding.

Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel that explores themes of gender, power, and resistance. The novel is set in a totalitarian society where women's bodies are controlled by the state. The novel offers a powerful exploration of resistance and the human spirit's resilience in the face of oppression.

Naomi Alderman

The Power

The Power is a dystopian novel that explores themes of gender, power, and revolution. The novel is set in a world where women have developed the ability to emit electric shocks, and the power dynamics between men and women are upended. The novel offers a nuanced portrayal of power and the challenges of creating a more equitable society.