This novel is part of the Science Fiction Book Club`s 2017 season. Where we will explore our greatest hope, and fear. Contact.
Sheri S. Tepper introduced a generation of women to Science Fiction with a voice as unique as it was celebrated. Known for works with a heavy feminist and ecological slant she also wrote works that explored class, religion and luckily for us, First Contact, albeit of a type we`ve never seen before.
Sadly Sheri S. Tepper passed away on October 22nd and some of her many obituaries can be read here, here, here, here and here.
The bizarre events that have been occurring across the world seem to have no bearing on Benita Alvarez-Shipton`s life. That is until she is approached by a pair of aliens asking her to transmit their message of peace to the Powers That Be in Washington.
Her obligation does not end once the message is delivered, however, for the Pistach have offered their human hosts a spectacular opportunity for knowledge and enrichment, with Benita as sole liaison between the two sentient races. The more she learns about the extra-terrestrials, the more her appreciation grows for their culture, their beliefs and their art – especially the ancient and mysterious Fresco that dominates their collective lives.
But the Pistach are not the only space-faring species making their presence known on Earth. There are others, cold, malevolent and hungry…
