Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler 1 July 1980 by librarian 0 “Wild Seed” by Octavia E Butler. Title: Wild Seed Author: Octavia E. Butler Cover Artist: Wayne Barlowe Language: English Original Publisher: Doubleday Originally Published: July 1980 Publisher: Questar Published: December 1988 ISBN-10: 0445205377 ISBN-13: 9780445205376