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DREAMSNAKE
de McIntyre, Vonda N
- Usado
- First
- Estado
- A fine copy in fine first state dust jacket (priced $8.95). (#169032) (29751)
- Librería
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. First edition. A fine copy in fine first state dust jacket (priced $8.95). (#169032) (29751). Octavo, cloth. "The moving tale of a young healer trying to create humanity in a savage post-holocaust world. Stresses the power of love and compassion. Strong feminist themes, excellent characterization." - Brians, Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984, p. 252. "An expansion of the Nebula-winning short story 'Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand' (1973). A healer called Snake wanders a future Earth in search of an alien beastie which will assist her in the task of bringing succor to the sick and dying." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 109. "A convincing mixture of stoicism and sentimentality, rather highly strung." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-749. Winner of the 1978 Nebula and 1979 Hugo awards for best novel.
Sinopsis
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.
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Detalles
- Librería
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 29751
- Título
- DREAMSNAKE
- Autor
- McIntyre, Vonda N
- Estado del libro
- Usado - A fine copy in fine first state dust jacket (priced $8.95). (#169032) (29751)
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1978
- Palabras clave
- SF . SF Award
Términos de venta
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Sobre el vendedor
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Miembro de Biblio desde 2017
Laurel, Maryland
Sobre John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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