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Dreamsnake: Available Copies

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A haunting story of an extraordinary woman on a dangerous quest in a far-future post-apocalyptic world.Snake travels the land with her serpents, the rattlesnake Sand, the cobra Mist and the rare alien dreamsnake called Grass, whose bite can ease the fear and pain of death. But the blasted landscape of a far-future post-holocaust Earth is a dangerous place, even for such a highly regarded elite healer . . . especially when an unexpected death sends her on a desperate quest to reclaim her healing powers.Dreamsnake, winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards, is back in print at last.

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Book Club Edition. Published by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, 1978. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good.

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They summon and she travels: Snake, the healer. Through the blasted landscape of a post-holocaust world, she carries her three serpents. From the venom of two, she distills her medicines; but it is the third, the alien dreamsnake--whose bite can ease the fear and pain of death--that is the most valued. When the dreamsnake is killed by those she has come to help, her powers as a healer are all but lost. Her only hope now lies in the treacherous journey to far-off Center City, where Snake will be pursued by two implacable followers: one driven mad by love, the other by fear and need.

Mass market paperback, 319 pages; spine creased, slanted and concaved, front cover rubbed, very clean and unmarked throughout. See also our listing for McIntyre's Superluminal (buy both and save on postage!).

Nice Reading Copy. Book Is In Very Good Condition. Boards Have A Modest Amount Of Shelf Wear. Corner Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Light Amount Of Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Is Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Condition. A Slight Bit Of Wear Along Edges. Tiny Bit Of Chip And Crinkle. Not Price Clipped. Covered In Mylar Brodart.

Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light Bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Gutter code reads "I17" on page 276. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

They summon and she travels: Snake, the healer. Through the blasted landscape of a post-holocaust world, she carries her three serpents. From the venom of two, she distills her medicines; but it is the third, the alien dreamsnake--whose bite can ease the fear and pain of death--that is the most valued. When the dreamsnake is killed by those she has come to help, her powers as a healer are all but lost. Her only hope now lies in the treacherous journey to far-off Center City, where Snake will be pursued by two implacable followers: one driven mad by love, the other by fear and need.

First Dell Printing. Very Good condition.

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Dreamsnake

Book Club Edition. Not price-clipped. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

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7 AUDIO CASSETTES, tested for your satisfaction for a worthwhile set, withdrawn from the library collection. Some shelf wear and library markings to the case. The audio cassettes are in individual slots, protected and clear sounding. Enjoy this worthwhile audio production.

The Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel from the New York Times-bestselling author of The King's Daughter.   On an Earth scarred by nuclear war, Snake harnesses the power of venom to cure illnesses and vaccinate against disease. The healer can even ease patients into death with the power of her dreamsnake. But she is not respected and trusted by all, and when she tries to help a sick nomad child, the frightened clan kills her dreamsnake.   Ashamed of being misjudged and grieving the loss of her dreamsnake, Snake has one choice to maintain her livelihood: she must travel to the city, which jealously guards its knowledge. And before she faces the prejudices and arrogance of the people there, Snake must make her way across a barren desert, surviving storms and radiation poisoning, helping those she can-all while a madman stalks her every move . . .   "[Dreamsnake] is filled with scenes as suspenseful as anyone could wish . . . but most of all it addresses the humanity in all of us." -The Seattle Times   "A haunting, rich, and tender novel that explores the human side of science fiction in a manner that's all too uncommon." -Robert Silverberg   "A splendid tale, combining the sensitivity and attention to mood of the new generation of SF writers with a gripping and well-worked-out adventure . . . The novel is rich in character, background and incident-unusually absorbing and moving." -Publishers Weekly   "Instead of kicking butt, the lead character is dedicated to saving lives. . . . Snake's blighted world is expertly drawn, and her encounters with dysfunctional societies can be bracing and challenging reading." -The Guardian   "This is an exciting future-dream with real characters, a believable mythos and, what's more important, an excellent, readable story." -Frank Herbert, author of the Dune series

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Hardcover. BCE. DJ: nominal edge wear. Grey boards with green spine text. Prior owner's Ex-Libros plate obverse upper board. May have other minor incidental cosmetic defects expected with age. Else tight and square. SCIFI/FANTASY

319 Pages; 160 Grams; ** Goodreads; In a far-future, post-holocaust Earth, a young healer named Snake travels the world, healing the sick and injured with her companion, the alien dreamsnake. But she is being pursued. ** Wikipedia; The story is set on Earth after a nuclear holocaust. The central character, Snake, is a healer who uses genetically modified serpents to cure sickness-one snake is an alien "dreamsnake", whose venom gives dying people pleasant dreams. The novel follows Snake as she seeks to replace her dreamsnake after its death. ** The book is considered an example of second-wave feminism in science fiction. McIntyre subverted conventionally gendered narratives by rewriting a typical heroic quest to place a woman at its center, and by using devices such as avoiding gender pronouns to challenge expectations about characters' gender identities. Dreamsnake also explored varying social structures and sexual paradigms from a feminist perspective, and examined themes of healing and cross-cultural interaction. ** The novel was well-received, winning the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, and the Locus Poll Award in 1979; ** Nebula Award Winner; >>1/4" x 3/4" Crease-Tear at bottom left front cover corner; reading cresing to paper spine; spine slant; cover creasing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.

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