Fledgling ghostgirl the police investigation ground to

the police investigation ground to a halt long ago

" —India Holton

all the modern wisdoms we hold to be self-evident

In a country that consumes and then casts off more and more

and redemption is available to all

Fledgling ghostgirl the police investigation ground toOctavia E. Butler's final novel is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly unhuman needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: She is in fact a genetically modified, 53 year old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wantedand still wantsto destroy her and those she cares for, and how she can save herself. "A master storyteller, Butler casts an