![]() Despite her successes, she’s failed to meet the expectations of her culture and her family. Marjorie, the main protagonist, is a sportswoman with Olympic-grade horsemanship. Marjorie, Rigo and their two children are deployed to Grass as ambassadors. Sanctity is based on Earth, the planet marginally habitable thanks to overpopulation, environmental decay and a mysterious plague that not only threatens Earth, but has also spread to the entire empire. Grass is one world in an inter-planetary religious empire controlled by the Sanctified, a cruel and hypocritical religious organization bent on recording all DNA signatures for later resurrection. And those who live isolated estancias find that life in the vast grasslands slowly warps their minds. The animal life, intricately imagined, and the climate present a series of challenges to human pioneers. Fair bit of emotional tell.Ī multicolored prairie covers Sheri Tepper’s finely imagined world, appropriately named Grass. Third act drags and occasionally becomes preachy. Possible cons: Anti-organized religion theme may trouble some readers. Characters act from in response to well-depicted psychological motivations. ![]() Fine characterizations including a portrayal of a failed marriage, and an intriguing protagonist. Deep themes including population control, religious hypocrisy and societal constraints, the human-animal connection. ![]() Engaging plot with mystery, peril and hope. (You can’t melt a frozen heart with anger) ![]()
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