A viral strain has attacked rice crops in East Asia, causing massive famine; soon a mutation appears that infects the staple crops of West Asia and Europe and threatening the whole world.

The deadly virus wipes out the world’s grasses, humanity’s foundation—food, order, even kindness—collapses. Famine spreads, cities burn, and the law of survival replaces everything else.

Caught in the chaos, teenager John Custance must lead his family across a dying England where trust is dangerous and mercy scarce. The Death of Grass is a haunting journey through a world undone, where hope flickers like the last green blade in a field of ashes.