Imago
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The Vibe
Jodahs is the first human-born ooloi — the Oankali's third sex that can manipulate genetics by touch. As Jodahs matures, it must find human mates or become dangerous. Butler concludes her trilogy with a being that embodies the merger between species — and asks whether the result is liberation or consumption.