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Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand
| Author: | Vonda N. McIntyre |
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, 1973 |
| Series: | Snake |
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| Book Type: | Novelette |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Nebula Award winning and Hugo Award nominateed novelette.
In a post-apocalyptic world, the young healer Snake ventures into unknown lands during her proving year. Her genetically engineered rattlesnake and cobra provide vaccines and medicines, while the rare alien dreamsnake eases pain and suffering.
The story is the first chapter in the novel Dreamsnake (1978).
It originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1973. It has been reprinted many times since. The story can be found in the anthologies:
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 (1974), edited by Terry Carr
- Nebula Award Stories Nine (1974), edited by Kate Wilhelm
- Women of Wonder (1975), edited by Pamela Sargent
- The Best of Analog (1978), edited by Ben Bova
- The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction (1980), edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg
- The Road to Science Fiction 4: From Here to Forever (1982), edited by James Gunn
- The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV (1986), edited by Terry Carr
- The Best of the Nebulas (1989), edited by Ben Bova
- Women of Wonder: The Classic Years (1995), edited by Pamela Sargent
- A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women (2001), edited by Connie Willis and Sheila Williams
The story can also be found in the collection Fireflood and Other Stories (1979).
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