Parable of the Talents is the Nebula Award-winning sequel to Parable of the Sower, continuing the gripping story of Lauren Olamina in a socially and economically depressed California in the 2030s.

Convinced that her community should colonize the stars, Lauren and her followers make preparations. However, the collapse of society and rise of fanatics result in Lauren's followers being enslaved, and her daughter stolen from her. Now, Lauren must fight back to save the new world order.

This novel explores themes of alienation and transcendence, violence and spirituality, slavery and freedom, and separation and community, to astonishing effect in the shockingly familiar, broken world of 2032.