Dreamsnake

Paperback, 319 pages

English language

Published Dec. 14, 1986 by Dell Pub. Co..

ISBN:
978-0-440-11729-2
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OCLC Number:
5174467

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3 stars (22 reviews)

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, and the dreamsnake, a creature whose hallucinogenic venom brings not healing but an easeful death for the terminally ill.

Rare and valuable is this dreamsnake. When Grass is wantonly slain, Snake must journey across perilous landscapes to find another to take its place...

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Snake is a healer in a post-apocalyptic nuclear world. She travels wherever her abilities are required as a member of a select group committed to helping the sick.

Along with her, she carries three lethal reptiles that help her cure patients: a cobra, a rattlesnake, and the dreamsnake, a snake whose hallucinogenic venom eases the dying rather than heals them.

This dreamsnake is precious and uncommon. Following the senseless death of Grass, Snake must travel through dangerous terrain in search of a substitute.

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2 stars

Dreamsnake: A book about a healer named Snake who heals with Snakes. I picked this up basically because it seemed like a really funny concept for a book, and it had won some awards.

Unfortunately this is an entirely earnest presentation of that ridiculous premise. Worse than earnest, it's also extremely linear and contains basically no surprises. It's more of a sketch than a novel, to be honest. The characters are pretty one note and the scifi world is largely unexplored.

It feels kind of like one of those fantasy romance novels from DAW books, but the romance as well is underdeveloped and barely shown.

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