First published 1989
Marjorie Westriding Yrarier steps onto Grass with a mission from Earth. A lethal plague sweeps through human colonies across the galaxy, but this world remains mysteriously untouched. She must discover why. Grass harbors two civilizations. Humans arrived generations earlier and built an elaborate society. But another species lived here first and created its own culture. Marjorie navigates between these alien social structures as she investigates. Strange life forms surround her. Each clue she uncovers leads deeper into the planet's secrets. The truth she seeks threatens everything she knows about survival and existence itself.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, secrets
Setting: Grass, Earth
426 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday