FREE DREAMSNAKE PDF Vonda N. McIntyre | 288 pages | 04 Feb 2016 | Quercus Publishing | 9780857054265 | English | London, United Kingdom Speculiction Review of Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre So hard to review a book that I loved so much as Dreamsnake teenager, and still read through rose-coloured glasses. And again with the crossover - although this reads very much like Dreamsnake fantasy, and that's what you'd probably think it was from the blurb, it's really a far- future post-apocalyptic sci-fi. Dreamsnake, the protagonist, is a healer, Dreamsnake a curious mixture of what at first glance seems like shamanistic. Snake, the protagonist, is a healer, using a curious mixture of what at first Dreamsnake seems like shamanistic snake charming, and to Dreamsnake end she has a small collection Dreamsnake snakes that she carries with her as she wanders around looking for patients. Humanity now resides either in huge domed cities full of high tech, or, like Snake, outside in small tribal familial groups -- and they are not welcome in the cities. When Snake loses one of her snakes, the one that's actually an alien creature, and doesn't breed properly on earth, it's a big problem, because without them she can't do her job. She resolves to fix the problem by asking the city folk for help, and off she goes on a quest that ends up taking her somewhere else entirely. As a 17 year old, Dreamsnake would have rated Dreamsnake book a million stars out of five. As Dreamsnake adult, I have to give it four. The pacing is insane, the last quarter of the book is utterly nuts but fun! But the romance is a very tiny part of this book, a handful of pages at most. It's Dreamsnake a fast and easy read, with a strongly written woman as protagonist: Snake is self-reliant, sometimes to a fault, and she is utterly determined against overwhelming odds. She is also imperfect, she struggles with self-esteem issues after losing her beloved snake, she doesn't always read people well Dreamsnake know how to deal with them, and Dreamsnake off a little naive. She just always picks herself up and keeps going though. I like Snake a lot, Dreamsnake just about everyone else in the book I could give or take. Somewhat interestingly given current puppy antics surrounding sci-fi, this book grabbed the hat-trick of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Dreamsnake it didn't stop there, it got tons of awards. Also don't let the feminist slant put you off either. It's Dreamsnake, but in a very sci-fi way which is actually pretty fascinating and thought provoking. I expect Dreamsnake isn't too easy to find these days, but if you ever notice Dreamsnake distinctive girl on the tiger pony cover in a used book store, you could do a lot worse than throwing a Dreamsnake or two at it. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want Dreamsnake read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Dreamsnake if other :. Thanks Dreamsnake telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Dreamsnake by Vonda N. Dreamsnake by Vonda N. In a far-future, post-holocaust Earth, a young healer named Dreamsnake travels the Dreamsnake, healing the sick and injured with her companion, the alien dreamsnake. But she is being pursued. Get A Dreamsnake. Paperbackpages. Published September 1st by Spectra Books first published March More Details Original Title. Award Dreamsnake for Classics Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign Dreamsnake. To ask other readers questions about Dreamsnakeplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating Dreamsnake. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Dreamsnake. While this book gets docked a point or two for the cheesy 70s cover and the title, it deserves Dreamsnake place among the classics of the genre. It's a thoughtful adventure, a quest led by a mature and confident heroine, Snake. I love her as a character: she knows who she is, she is good at what she does, and she is comfortable in her own Dreamsnake. I Dreamsnake While this book gets docked a point or two for the cheesy 70s cover and the title, it deserves a place among the classics of the genre. I also love that Dreamsnake book is not your typical post-apocalyptic nightmare. It takes place so long after a nuclear catastrophe that society has Dreamsnake itself, albeit in a very different form. This lets McIntyre present us with a familiar but somewhat alien landscape, advanced and Dreamsnake technology, humans acting human but according to slightly different societal rules, all with lots of room to explore. While there are a couple of elements that seem as dated as the cover, all in all I thought McIntyre did a beautiful job of expanding that original story into the larger tale told here. View 2 comments. Apr 25, Allison Hurd rated it really liked it Dreamsnake fem-authorscifisff-bookshelf. I was really pleasantly surprised by this! But this was delightful! Dreamsnake mean, yes, it was still Dreamsnake, but in a fun way, not in a stabby way. CONTENT WARNING no actual spoilers, just a list of topics : view Dreamsnake [ animal cruelty, snakes obvsrape, pedophilia, child abuse, medical procedures, mental illness, a sort-of-questionably Dreamsnake sex scene, Dreamsnake, able-ism, drug addiction, death of a loved one. The protagonist is awesome. I've always been a sucker for healer woman characters, and she's rad--empathic, strong, competent, kind but the real sort of kind, not "nice. All your favorite fantasy vistas but with more tech! How can you not love the idea of bioengineered snakes that provide medications via their venom? I guess if you're afraid of snakes Dreamsnake wouldn't, but I love sneks and this was exactly the sort of thing Dreamsnake would have imagined as a kid. Best "animal companion" book I've read in awhile. Hello, new book boyfriend. You are so tan and gentle and just Dreamsnake enough. Ugh, I got so Dreamsnake in how cute Snake and Melissa Dreamsnake together, and their adorable little found family. This kid is great, a wonderful blend of seeming child-like, processing her life, and the growing bonds of mother-child love despite their lack of shared DNA. Really well done I thought. Women in power! Women wanting and initiating sex! Women being steadfast Dreamsnake reasonable! Women being aggressive! Men who cry and show affection! Mothers who are still Dreamsnake at their jobs and keep working! Feminine horror handled responsibly and with empathy! Sure, a bit obvious in some parts but the women all felt human--flaws, good qualities, bad moments, heroics, all of it. It was really refreshing, especially given my initial expectations. I'll admit, at first I wasn't sure what this story was. I enjoyed whatever was happening, but the plot wasn't super focused. But the end was classic action adventure, Dreamsnake ending and all. I wanted to clap for the Dreamsnake line. Things that took some effort: - It's still 70s scifi. None of these are a problem, but if you hate all tropes of 70s scifi, you won't escape them here, they're just done a little more cheekily. There are a few parts that get dark. I think McIntyre did a good Dreamsnake keeping the darkness mostly honest, certainly better than many more current works I've read, Dreamsnake it's still there and tough and imperfect. A few other things, too, just sort of get dropped on you and either you never figure it out like where this world is? It's there, so if Dreamsnake like "event" based books rather than "character" Dreamsnake books, it'll get there, but it's much Dreamsnake character-focused, I'd say. I'm really impressed and glad Dreamsnake have listened to this hat tip to the narrator, too, who did a great job with the voices. An excellent work of classic science fiction that manages to be engaging even today. I will definitely read more by Dreamsnake author. Dreamsnake - Vonda N. McIntyre - Google книги In fact, even some Dreamsnake the best male writers to have emerged during the s turned out to be women. Meanwhile, Dreamsnake Hugo award for best novel went to women four times between and — which Dreamsnake precisely four times more than women had ever won the award before. But Dreamsnake all that suggests a triumph of female Dreamsnake, it also shows victory was hard won. The fact that Dreamsnake pretended to be a man speaks volumes in itself. The excellent New York Times article from Dreamsnake I cribbed that story also explains that in the year Dreamsnake K Le Guin became the first female author to win the Hugo award for the magnificent Dreamsnake Hand of DarknessPlayboy ran one of her stories under the byline "UK Le Guin'' because, as a Playboy editor explained, "Many of our Dreamsnake are frightened by stories by women authors. So the fact that Vonda N McIntyre should take the award in with a novel as feminist — and determinedly feminine — as Dreamsnake seems more surprising than inevitable. Even today, Dreamsnake book seems an unusual choice. Chief among its anomalies is the fact that instead Dreamsnake kicking Dreamsnakethe Dreamsnake character is dedicated to Dreamsnake lives. Snake is Dreamsnake healer, relying on the respect due to her trade and occasionally a bit of help from the venomous namesakes she carries around to survive rather than any ability or willingness to fight.