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Fledgling

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70 minutes

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Nov 2, 2005

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Butler, one of the world's great science fiction writers, explores the limits of "otherness" in her new novel-the story of a young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly unhuman needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion.

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Nov 2, 2005

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