title: Octavia E. Butler
context: The first novel, Patternmaster (1976), eventually became the last installment in the series' internal chronology. Set in the distant future, it tells of the coming-of-age of Teray, a young Patternist who fights for position within Patternist society and eventually for the role of Patternmaster.[18]
question: What was Octavia E. Butler's first novel?
answers: Patternmaster