Grass

Other Texts-
Dune - Frank Herbert
She - H. Rider Haggard
Raising the Stones - Sheri Tepper


I really enjoyed the depth that Tepper went into when she wrote the mini-backstories of her characters. Rillibee's story was fairly intense, especially with the ridiculously depressing parrot. The backstory of Elder Brother Fuosoi and his uncle made his being a Moldy at least somewhat understandable. Not that I would sympathize with killing billions of people over a dying relative, but it was a good attempt at rationalizing his beliefs.

Question: If Sanctity's "motto" is Sanctity. Unity. Immortality., then why would the people in the higher level positions of Sanctity not clone the old Hierarch (Carlos) and instead let him die to be replaced? By letting the hierarch die, they seem to undermine one of their core beliefs.