Octavia Butler: Bloodchild

Setting:
Dystopian future Is about a young human, named Gan who becomes pregnant with an alien race. Gan is a Terran or human, living on an
alien planet, dominated by the Tlic, an insect-like spieces. Gan becomes the carrier for the alien species’ eggs. The events that unfold
describe a rite of passage that takes in a society where these two different species must depend on one another in order to survive. Tlic
species have been using Terrans’ bodies to incubate their eggs in exchange for inhabiting the planet. Each family “voluntarily” commits one
male child per generation to incubating the insects’ offspring. However, it is slowly revealed that the birthing process is very violent and
dangerous to humans involved.