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SUMMARY:Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club
LOCATION:Germantown Library\nGermantown Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss: "Dawn" by Octavia Butler..\nhttps://mcpl.l
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Please join us to discuss <a href="https:/
 /mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/Union/Search?view=list&amp\;lookfor=dawn+octavia+
 butler&amp\;searchIndex=Keyword&amp\;searchSource=local">Dawn</a> by Octav
 ia Butler.</p>\n<p>"An alien race calls on one woman to revive mankind aft
 er Earth's apocalypse in this science fiction classic from the award-winni
 ng author of Parable of the Sower. Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband 
 and son when atomic fire consumes Earth&mdash\;the last stage of the plane
 t's final war. Hundreds of years later Lilith awakes\, deep in the hold of
  a massive alien spacecraft piloted by the Oankali&mdash\;who arrived just
  in time to save humanity from extinction. They have kept Lilith and other
  survivors asleep for centuries\, as they learned whatever they could abou
 t Earth. Now it is time for Lilith to lead them back to her home world\, b
 ut life among the Oankali on the newly resettled planet will be nothing li
 ke it was before. The Oankali survive by genetically merging with primitiv
 e civilizations&mdash\;whether their new hosts like it or not. For the fir
 st time since the nuclear holocaust\, Earth will be inhabited. Grass will 
 grow\, animals will run\, and people will learn to survive the planet's un
 tamed wilderness. But their children will not be human. Not exactly. Featu
 ring strong and compelling characters and exploring complex themes of gend
 er and species\, Octavia E. Butler presents a powerful\, postapocalyptic i
 nterplanetary epic\, as well as a ray of hope for humanity." - - MCPL Cata
 log</p>\n<p>Print copies may be available at the Germantown Library after 
 August 11th. It is also available as an e-Book:</p>\n<p><strong>Libby eBoo
 k:&nbsp\; https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/989542</strong></p>\n<p>Don't
  forget to take a look and place a hold on new <a href="https://mcpl.aspen
 discovery.org/?browseCategory=mcpl_new&amp\;subCategory=mcpl_new_science_f
 iction">science fiction</a> and <a href="https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/?
 browseCategory=mcpl_new&amp\;subCategory=mcpl_new_fantasy">fantasy</a> tit
 les at MCPL!</p>\n<p>Don't have a card right now? No worries! Find out how
  to <a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/registration.
 html#Communico">Get a Library Card</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>Questions about th
 is Program?</strong> Call the branch at 240-777-0110</p>\n<p><strong>Accom
 modation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 
 should request&nbsp\;<a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/acces
 sibility/interpreter.html">English-language captioning or sign-language in
 terpretation</a>&nbsp\;at least five days before the library-sponsored pro
 gram they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibili
 ty Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.<
 /p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/2023</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/11520263
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