explorer / books · 1979
Dreamsnake
Vonda N. McIntyre

Published 1978 by Houghton Mifflin · 313 pages
Hugo Winner 1979Nebula Winner 1979
Science FictionSynopsis
In a post-nuclear Earth, a healer named Snake travels the wastelands using three genetically engineered serpents to cure the sick and ease the dying. When her rarest snake — an alien dreamsnake whose venom brings peaceful visions — is killed by frightened villagers, she must undertake a dangerous quest to find a replacement or lose her ability to practice medicine.
Classification
Subgenres
Details
Author Nationality
US
ISBN
9780395264706