<p>What could be more innocuous than grass? Or more idyllic than a world covered with a wind-whipped ocean of verdant plains? <br><br>But the planet Grass conceals horrifying secrets within its endless pastures. <br><br>And as an incurable plague attacks all inhabited planets but this one, the prairie-like Grass begins to reveal these secrets - and nothing will ever be the same again ...<br><br><i>Considered to be among one of Sheri S. Tepper''s best works, </i>Grass<i> was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus awards. It explores ideas of colonisation, class and sits as part of a rich culture of feminist SF. In 2015, Tepper received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.</i><br><br>''A splendid achievement, one of the most satisfying science fiction novels I have read in years'' - <i>New York Times</i><br>''One of science fiction''s premier world-builders'' - <i>The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction</i><br>''Tepper delves into the nature of truth and religion . . . in her compell