Grass

Name: Grass
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ISBN: 9780553762464

ISBN-10: 055376246X

ISBN-13: 9780553762464

Edition: N/A

Authors: Sheri S. Tepper

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"One of the most satisfying science fiction novels I have read in years."--The New York Times Book Review Here is a novel as original as the breathtaking, unspoiled world for which it is named, a place where all appears to be in idyllic balance. Generations ago, humans fled to the cosmic anomaly known 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 the planet's immunity. Amid the…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/1/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.42" long x 1.08" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Feminist and science fiction/fantasy writer Sheri S. Tepper was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1929. Grass (1990) was nominated for the Hugo Award and was a New York Times Notable Book. Dead in the Scrub (also 1990, written as B. J. Oliphant) was nominated for an Edgar Award. In addition to Oliphant, she has written under the pseudonyms A. J. Orde and E. E. Horlak.