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Can I read The Fresco on EtoBox?
The Fresco by Sheri S. Tepper is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Fresco about?
The bizarre events that have been occuring across the United States -- unexplained "oddities" tracked by Air Defense, mysterious disappearances, shocking deaths -- seem to have no bearing on Benita Alvarez-Shipton's life. That is, until the soft-spoken thirty-six-year-old bookstore manager is approached by a pair of aliens asking her to transmit their message of peace to the powers in Washington. An abused Albuquerque wife with low self-esteem, Benita has been chosen to act as the sole liaison between the human race and the Pistach, who have offered their human hosts a spectacular opportunity for knowledge and enrichment. But ultimately Benita will be called upon to do much more than deliver messages -- and may, in fact, be responsible for saving the Earth. Because the Pistach are not the only space-faring species currently making their presence known on her unsuspecting planet. And the others are not so benevolent.
Who reads The Fresco?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Sheri S. Tepper
- Publisher
- HarperCollins e-books
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780380816583
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
- Rating
- 3.91 / 5 (139 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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