| Author | Octavia E. Butler |
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing |
| Copyright Holder | Octavia E. Butler, Warner Books, Inc. |
| Published in/by Arrangement with | Seven Stories Press |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Don Puckey |
| Cover Art by | John Blackford |
| Interior Design | Charles Sutherland |
| Series | The Parable Series |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | New York; Boston |
| Copyright | 1998 |
| Copyright | 2000 |
| Reissued | 2007-01 |
| Pages / Font | 422 pages |
| Price | $15.99 US / $17.50 CAN. |
| ISBN | 978-0-446-67578-9 |
| EAN 5 | 51599 |
| Barcode | 9 780446 675789 |
| Printer's Key | 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 |
| Library of Congress Classification Number | PS3552.U827 P38 2000 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number | 813'.54--dc21 |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 99-046566 |
