A review by nurdigurl
Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler

4.0

It's very interesting that is was the first book written in this series and she wrote the other three later to give background. The third book in chronological order could stand alone and I definitely see how it was written just to explain who the Clayarks are and how they became them. And mind of my mind, the second book, is useful to give the historical context to the Patternists. Of course wildseed, the first book, is the origin of the whole series and all four books are written as complete stories so you really do not need to read them all.