Sheri S. Tepper was a prolific American author, particularly noted for her feminist and ecofeminist slant in science fiction. Her works frequently delve into profound social and environmental themes, exploring the intricate relationships between humanity and the natural world. Tepper excelled at crafting insightful narratives that challenge established norms and offer bold visions of the future. Her unique voice and intellectual depth mark her as a significant figure in the genre.
The author of The Gate to Women's Country and Grass weaves a moving story of one man's coming to accept his role in a far future universe, providing a brilliant exploration of relations between the sexes, the value of religion, and marnkind's place in the universe.
What could be more commonplace than grass, or a world covered over all its surface with a wind-whipped ocean of grass? But the planet Grass conceals horrifying secrets within its endless pastures. 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...
One of the great works of feminist SF, from the acclaimed author of Beauty and Grass.