Paperback, 306 pages
English language
Published April 1, 2001 by Warner Books.
Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex or design. He fears no one until he meets Anyanwu. Anyanwu is a shapeshifter who can absorb bullets and heal with a kiss and savage anyone who threatens her. She fears no one until she meets Doro. Together they weave a pattern of destiny (from Africa to the New World) unimaginable to mortals.
This book tells the story of the relationship between Doro and Anyanwu, two beings with special powers - very different powers - and how they choose to use them. Wild Seed is a classic, one that is much needed in these times of crisis. Significant and radical.
Not as good as "Dawn" but still a very compelling read.
In the chronology of the Patternist books, this is the first book, but it was the last to be written. If I could do it over again, I would read the books in the order they were written rather than the order of the story. Octavia Butler clearly matured as a writer or at least developed her ideas for this series by the time she got tow writing Wild Seed. It's the best of the Patternist books.
