The final installment of Butler’s Xenogenesis trilogy ends strongly. With the first novel focusing on the female perspective, the second on the male, this third one finally allows the reader more insight into the Ooloi, the Oankali’s third gender.

Jodahs was a fascinating protagonist. Being a human-born Ooloi, it is innately powerful, yet so gentle in its desire to understand and be understood. Jodahs’ temperament ultimately makes for a compelling final view point when compared with Lilith’s.

It is also fascinating getting to see the social dynamics of this new earth a century from the start of events in “Dawn.” Butler’s storytelling is so captivating, largely because even when her characters are faced with aliens, she nails the human condition like no other.

I would recommend the Xenogenesis trilogy to any sci-fi fan.