Sheri S. Tepper
Author
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
“Lively, thought-provoking . . . the plot is ingenious, packing a wallop of a surprise . . . Tepper knows how to write a well-made, on-moving story with strong characters. . . . She takes the mental risks that are the lifeblood of science fiction and all imaginative narrative.”—Ursula K. LeGuin, Los Angeles Times
Since the flames died three hundred years ago, human civilization has evolved into a dual society: Women’s...
Since the flames died three hundred years ago, human civilization has evolved into a dual society: Women’s...
Author
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
With the critically acclaimed novels The Gate To Women's Country, Raising The Stones, and the Hugo-nominated Grass, Sheri Tepper has established herself as one of the major science fiction writers of out Time. In Beauty, she broadens her territory even further, with a novel that evokes all the richness of fairy tale and fable. Drawing on the...
7) The fresco
Author
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Bookstore manager Benita Alvarez-Shipton's life is changed drastically when a pair of aliens ask her "to transmit their message of peace to the powers that be in Washington," and then to share their culture, their beliefs, and their art--especially the ancient and mystical Fresco that appears to dominate their collective lives."--Jacket.