GRASS
Sheri S. Tepper
Bantam Books, 1990
ISBN:0-553-28565-3 (paperback)
Her is a novel as original as the breathtaking, unspoiled world for which it is named, a place
where all appears in perfevt balance.
Generations ago, humans fled to the cosmic anoomaly know as Grass. Over time, they evolved a
new and intricate society. But before humanity arrived another species had already claimed Grass
for its own. It, too, had developed a culture . . . . Now a deadly plague is spreading across the
stars. No world save Grass has been left untouched. Marjorie Westriding Yrarier has been sent
from Earth to discover the secret of th eplanet's immunity. Amid the alien social structure and
strange life-forms of Grass, Lady Westriding unravels the planet's mysteries to find a thruth so
shattering it could mean the end of life itself.
"Grass offers a subtle, complex meditation on ecological disaster . . ." --USA
Today
"Tepper delves onto the nature of truth and religion, ceating some strong characters in her
compelling story." -- Publisher's Weekly
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