Octavia Butler, who is the premier African American science fiction writer, who used race and feminism in her stories, died recently, when she slipped and cracked her head. It is a shame, because she was a major talent and was loved in the SF community. Too bad, because so few knew of her. She will be missed.

How awful.
I loved Parable of the Sower and Parable or the Talents.
Rest In Peace Ms. Butler.