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Dreamsnake
Published 1978 by Houghton Mifflin · 313 pages
Hugo · 1979
WinnerNebula · 1979
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Vonda N. McIntyre on these ballots
4 award entries · 3 books · 3 wins · 1976–1998
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Synopsis
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.
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