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Vonda N. McIntyre


Dreamsnake

Dreamsnake

Snake

Vonda N. McIntyre

This is the haunting story of an extraordinary woman and her dangerous quest to reclaim her healing powers. Revered healer Snake must undertake a journey in search of the dreamsnake, whose bite eases the fear and pain of death.

Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand

Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand

Snake

Vonda N. McIntyre

Nebula Award winning and Hugo Award nominateed novelette.

In a post-apocalyptic world, the young healer Snake ventures into unknown lands during her proving year. Her genetically engineered rattlesnake and cobra provide vaccines and medicines, while the rare alien dreamsnake eases pain and suffering.

The story is the first chapter in the novel Dreamsnake (1978).

It originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1973. It has been reprinted many times since. The story can be found in the anthologies:

The story can also be found in the collection Fireflood and Other Stories (1979).

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