| Wild Seed | |
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First edition cover |
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| Author(s) | Octavia Butler |
| Original title | Wild Seed |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Patternist series |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction, Horror |
| Publisher | Doubleday Books |
| Published in English |
1980 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 248 pp |
| ISBN | 0-385-15160-8 |
| OCLC Number | 731027178 |
| Preceded by | Survivor |
| Followed by | Clay's Ark |
Wild Seed is a science fiction novel by writer Octavia Butler. Although published in 1980 as the third book of the Patternist series it is the earliest book in the chronology of the Patternist world. The other books in the series are, in order placement within the Patternist chronology:Mind of My Mind (1977), Survivor (1978), Clay's Ark (1984), and Patternmaster (1976).
New York Times reviewer Gerald Jonas praised the novel as "a mesmerizing tale that combines traditions of African and African-American story-telling with a keen understanding of biological and evolutionary imperatives."[1]