John, Alison and Liz read Grass by Sheri S Tepper.
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Content warnings this episode: Rape, consensual interspecies sex, murder, classism, plague/disease
- Adam Roberts’ review of Grass
- Credits
- Cover art: “Three Little Hippae” by Alison Scott
- Alt text: Three hippae stand on a landscape of alien grass and plants in blue, purple, red, teal, and orange underneath a pinkish sky. The words “Octothorpe 121” appear at the top and the words “Grass Sheri S Tepper” appear at the bottom.
- Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
- Cover art: “Three Little Hippae” by Alison Scott