Sheri S. Tepper┬а(1929тАУ2016) is the award-winning author of┬аA Plague of Angels, Sideshow, Beauty, Raising the Stones, Grass, The Gate to Women's Country, After Long Silence, and┬аShadow's End. Grass┬аwas a┬аNew York Times┬аNotable Book and Hugo Award nominee, and┬аBeauty┬аwas voted Best Fantasy Novel by the readers of┬аLocus┬аmagazine.