Hugo Award Best Novel Winner
Dreamsnake
by Vonda N. McIntyre
Summary
Vonda N. McIntyre tells the story of Snake, a healer who travels a post apocalyptic Earth using genetically altered serpents to treat the sick. When one of her precious snakes is killed out of fear, she journeys across a harsh landscape to find a way to replace it. The novel explores compassion, autonomy, and bodily knowledge, and it expanded the author's earlier award winning novella.
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Historical Context & Significance
Dreamsnake grew out of McIntyre's novelette Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand, and it won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards together.