In this mythical magical story, Snake, a healer works with her dreamsnake.

Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. McIntyre came to as a book gifted by a friend. Category: Fiction, Modern First Editions. A novel of great compassion and humanity - but also the work of a born story-teller - it is not surprising that Ursula Le Guin writes of it: ' A book like a mountain stream - fast, clean, clear, exciting, beautiful'. To read this tale is an enthralling experience. Next she embarks on a still more perilous journey, herself pursued not only by a malign shadow of whose presence she can never be certain, but also by the man who loves her. Her search leads her to the city beneath the mountain, where, so she has heard, the offworlders can find dreamsnakes but here she is harshly repulsed. These dreamsnakes can be bred only with great difficulty, and it is a privilege to be entrusted with one so when Grass is wantonly killed Snake vows to find another one to take its place. With her she takes the three deadly reptiles through which her cures are effected: a cobra, a rattlesnake and Grass, a small snake with the power of inducing benign dreams and also, if needs be, of smoothing the path between life and death. Dreamsnake won the 1979 Hugo Award, the 1978 Nebula Award, and the 1979 Locus Award. 'In a world devastated by nuclear warfare, Snake, a healer - one of a small elite dedicated to caring for sick humanity goes wherever her skills are needed. Dreamsnake is a 1978 science fiction novel written by Vonda McIntyre. The dust jacket is in good condition currently enclosed in clear library protective cover. This book is in good ex-library condition with associated markings and attachments and wear commensurate with previous use.

Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre