num_pages: 277
description: In a world devastated by nuclear holocaust, Snake is a healer. One of an elite band dedicated to caring for sick humanity, she goes wherever her skills are needed. With her she takes the three deadly reptiles through which her cures are accomplished: a cobra, a rattlesnake &amp; a snake called Grass--a creature with the power to induce benign dreams, to smooth the path between life &amp; death. Rare &amp; valuable is the dreamsnake. When Grass is wantonly slain, Snake must journey across perilous landscapes to find another to take its place.
language: English
title: Dreamsnake
titlecomplete: Dreamsnake
characters: Snake
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Apocalyptic, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novels, Hugo Awards, Fantasy, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic
ratings_count: 10315
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Ditmar Award
category: Best International Long Fiction, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: James Tiptree Jr. Award
category: Classics, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Science Fiction (Paperback)
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co. (Boston)