Xenogenesis Author:Octavia E. Butler Lilith lyapo had no idea how long she had been a captive, nor who her captors were. She'd Awakened many times before-to silence; or to a disembodied voice asking endless questions, though it answered none; most often, to maddening isolation. — This time was different. The voice that spoke to her did not come from the featureless ceiling, but fro... more »m a shadowy figure of a man, thin and seemingly long-haired, sitting in a dim corner of her room. His name was Jdahya,and he had come to take her outside to a new life-when she was ready, and had come to terms with the fact that . . . .« less