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Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand by Vonda McIntyre
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The healer, Snake, attempts to treat a child in a small desert town . . . |
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Title: Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand
Author: Vonda N. McIntyre
Length: novelette
First Publication: Analog Science Fiction & Fact 1973
Awards: Nebula for Best Novelette 1973; Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 1974
What the story is about: Snake, a healer, uses the tools of her trade – three living snakes – to try to heal a young child in a small desert town. It was turned into the first chapter of McIntyre’s novel Dreamsnake.
Related Biology in Science Fiction blog post: Vonda McIntyre and “Of Mist and Grass and Sand”
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Categories: 1970-1979 • Analog • McIntyre - Vonda N. • Medicine • Nebula • Short Fiction • Snakes
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