Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Octavia Butler obituaryMarshall, John. "Octavia Butler, 1947-2006: Sci-fi Writer a Gifted Pioneer in White, Male Domain." Seattle Post-Intelligencer [Seattle] 26 Feb. 2006: n. pag. Web. 28 Apr. 2014.
Original source of quote used on book cover: “This powerful novel about a modern black woman transported back in time to a slave plantation in the antebellum South is the perfect introduction to Butler’s work and perspectives for those not usually enamored of science fiction . . . A harrowing, haunting story.” –John Marshall, Seattle Post-Intelligencer