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1978•313 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

Dreamsnake

3.4/ 5
5 ratings

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In a world devastated by nuclear holocaust, Snake is a healer. One of an elite band dedicated to caring for sick humanity, she goes wherever her skills are needed. With her she takes the three deadly reptiles through which her cures are accomplished: a cobra, a rattlesnake, and the dreamsnake, a creature whose hallucinogenic venom brings not healing but an easeful death for the terminally ill. Rare and valuable is this dreamsnake. When Grass is wantonly slain, Snake must journey across perilous landscapes to find another to take its place...

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Fiction in EnglishHugo Award Winneraward:hugo_award=1979award:hugo_award=novelscience fictionsci-fiaward:nebula_award=novelFiction, science fiction, generalcollection:otherwise_tiptree_award=retrohonor

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Book Details

First Published

1978

Pages

313 pages

Rating

3.4 / 5

Ratings

5

Editions

16

Publisher

Orion Publishing Group, Limited

Language

ENG, UND

Status

Published

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