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Book 1978

Dreamsnake

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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Language
English
Published
1978
  • Fiction in English
  • Hugo Award Winner
  • science fiction
  • sci-fi

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 a snake called Grass — a creature with the power to induce benign dreams, to smooth the path between life and death. Rare and valuable is the dreamsnake. When Grass is wantonly slain, Snake must journey across perilous landscapes to find another to take its place.