num_pages: 480
description: “One of the most satisfying science fiction novels I have read in years.”— The New York Times Book ReviewHere 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 alien social structure and strange life-forms of Grass, Lady Westriding unravels the planet’s mysteries to find a truth so shattering it could mean the end of life itself.
language: English
title: Grass
titlecomplete: Grass (Arbai, #1)
characters: Rillibee Chime, Brother Mainoa, First/Him, Marjorie Westriding Yraier, Sylvan bon Damfel
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Religion, Speculative Fiction, Aliens, Science Fiction Fantasy, Feminism, Space, Fantasy, Dystopia
ratings_count: 12252
series: Arbai
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Spectra