your note:
I am an avid reader of vampire romance novels and was recently loaned the novel "Fledgling". I had never heard of Octavia E. Butler before, but after reading this book I was totally hooked. I found this webpage while I was looking for more info on Ms. Butler (and to see if there is a sequel to "Fledgling") and was sincerely disappointed to find that she passed away a couple of years ago. I'm very excited to find and read her works and I'm sure I will enjoy them as much as "Fledgling".