spinstersam 's review for:

Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler

4.0

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4.5*. This trilogy is really amazing. particularly, the intricately detailed alien physiology and culture. The Oankali collect life, travel and integrate new life. Basically, they merge species at the DNA level, using alien-human procreation/chemical bonding through the gender neutral Oolai. They are the interface between the human and Oankali species as they "trade" genes to achieve xenogenesis . Although Oankali have rescued the remnants of humanity after a nuclear war extinction event, there is significant human resistance to the end of humanity through the Oankali constructs. This book does a great job exploring that issue.