Octavia Butler 1947-2006

By Michael Huang on February 27, 2006 8:14 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

Octavia Butler, prominent science fiction author, dies at 58

SEATTLE -- Octavia E. Butler, considered the first black woman to gain national prominence as a science fiction writer, died after falling and striking her head on the cobbled walkway outside her home, a close friend said. She was 58.

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