num_pages: 96
description: At first the virus wiping out grass and crops is of little concern to John Custance. It has decimated Asia, causing mass starvation and riots, but Europe is safe and a counter-virus is expected any day. Except, it turns out, the governments have been lying to their people. When the deadly disease hits Britain they are left alone, and society starts to descend into barbarism. As John and his family try to make it across country to the safety of his brother's farm in a hidden valley, their humanity is tested to its very limits.
language: English
title: The Death of Grass
titlecomplete: The Death of Grass
characters: John Custance, Roger Buckley
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, British Literature, Apocalyptic, Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic
ratings_count: 9303
places: Great Britain
publisher: Oxford University Press