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Work #1336 · Late

Fledgling

Octavia E. Butler
2005 · English
Science fiction novel · Afrofuturist literature / Black feminist literature

Butler's 2005 final novel — vampire mythology reimagined

Attribute Fingerprint

Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Fledgling (Late)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Finite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Partial
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Active
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Impersonal
Observer · Moral Authority Experience
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Variable
Energy · Dispersibility Reversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Variable
Information · Personal Conservation Variable
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Fledgling

Contemporary narrative; 2005 publication.

Space

Fledgling

Pacific Northwest setting.

Matter

Fledgling

Ina vampires and human symbionts.

Observer

Fledgling

Shori as amnesiac protagonist.

Energy

Fledgling

Vampire-symbiotic energies.

Information

Fledgling

Novel content.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Fledgling

Fledgling, Butler's final novel before her 2006 death, has been variously assessed alongside the broader Butler corpus.