The Death of Grass

John Christopher (1922 – 2012) is a representative of classic British science fiction. His novel "The Death of Grass" is included in the list of the hundred best science fiction books, while "No Blade of Grass" is among the hundred best horror books. The collection features Christopher's most famous disaster novels, related to the phantasmagorias of Wells and Wyndham, a golden classic of post-apocalyptic literature. "A Long Winter" tells of the sudden drop in solar activity and a freezing Europe, about hordes of refugees moving south. "No Blade of Grass" depicts a series of grand earthquakes erasing cities and even entire countries from the map. "The Death of Grass" narrates a famine that has spread across the world due to a virus that destroys flora.