Dreamsnake

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Dreamsnake

Cover of first edition (hardcover)
Author Vonda McIntyre
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
Publisher Houghton Mifflin
Publication date 1978
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages 277 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-395-26470-7

Dreamsnake is a 1978 science fiction novel written by Vonda McIntyre. Dreamsnake won the 1979 Hugo Award, the 1978 Nebula Award, and the 1979 Locus Award. The novel follows a healer on a journey while she seeks to replace one of her healer snakes. Nuclear war, biotechnology, alternate sex patterns, and other-worldly tribalism put in appearances.

Awards
Preceded by
Gateway
by Frederik Pohl
Hugo Award for Best Novel
1979
Succeeded by
The Fountains of Paradise
by Arthur C. Clarke
Preceded by
Gateway
by Frederik Pohl
Nebula Award for Best Novel
1978
Succeeded by
The Fountains of Paradise
by Arthur C. Clarke