Mind of My Mind (Patternist, 2) [Butler, Octavia E.]

Author: Octavia E. Butler

A gorgeous new edition of Book 2 of the Patternist series, in which two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together -- and changing the destiny of the human race.This deluxe edition includes:

• A new cover and package
• Premium French flaps and newly designed, full-color interior covers
• High-quality paper with elegant deckled-edges

"Vivid ... explosive." --Publishers Weekly

Mary is a treacherous experiment. Her creator, an immortal named Doro, has molded the human race for generations, seeking out those with unusual talents like telepathy and breeding them into a new subrace of humans who obey his every command. Mary is the result: a young Black woman living on the rough outskirts of Los Angeles in the 1970s, who has no idea how much power she will soon wield.

Doro knows he must handle Mary carefully or risk her ending like his previous experiments: dead, either by her own hand or Doro's. What he doesn't suspect is that Mary's maturing telepathic abilities may soon rival his own power.

By linking telepaths with a viral pattern, she will create the potential to break free of his grip once and for all--and shift the course of humanity.

Published: 06/23/2026
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.03oz
Size: 7.96h x 5.39w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9781538784242

About the Author
OCTAVIA E. BUTLERwas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including Parable of the Sower, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Interest in her books has increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.