Notes on 'Dawn' (1987) by Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006)
As a major voice in social criticism, writing on issues such as race, sex and power, Octavia E. Butler has made a series of significant contributions to the sf canon. Dawn is the first work in Butler’s Xenogenesis series (1987-1989). An alien invasion, in the wake of a global nuclear war, becomes the starting point for an investigation into male aggression, fear of the unknown, as well as gender fluidity and hybridity.