Wild Seed (Patternist, 1) by Octavia E. Butler follows the interwoven lives of Doro and Anyanwu. Doro is an entity capable of shifting between bodies as easily as one might change clothes, a power that comes with the tragic ability to kill his hosts either through reflex or deliberate design. Fierce and unafraid, he encounters a formidable opponent in Anyanwu, who possesses her own unique gifts: she can survive bullets, craft powerful medicines, bring tribes into existence, nurture life, and fiercely protect those she loves at any cost. Their paths cross across vast landscapes—from the dense African jungles to the harsh colonies of America—forming a destiny that defies the boundaries even immortal beings might impose upon it.