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Title: Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand Title Record # 51125
Author: Vonda N. McIntyre
Date: 1973-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Snake
Language: English
Synopsis: A young woman who uses snakes to heal diseases crosses a desert to heal a young boy who belongs to a tribe, who happen to be terrified of her and her snakes.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1975Translated by Henry-Luc Planchat.
French
De Source, Sève et Sable?De Source, Seve et Sable
1975Translated by Claude Saunier
French De brume, d'herbe et de sable
1977Translated by Pon Ruiter
Dutch Van mist, en zand, en gras [as by Vonda McIntyre]
1977Translated by Manuela Díez
Spanish Bruma, hierba y arena
1979Translated by Horst Pukallus
German Die Schlange [as by Vonda McIntyre]
1979Translated by Horst Pukallus (1979)
German Die Schlange
1979Translated by Horst Pukallus (1979)
German Dunst und Gras und Sand
1980Translated by Jean Schalekamp
Dutch Van mist, en gras, en zand
1982Translated by Leni Sobez
German Von Nebel, Gras und Sand
1984• Translated by Aleksandar B. Nedeljković
Serbian O Maglici, Travi i Pesku [as by Vonda Mek Intajer]
1988 Polish O Mgle i Trawie, i Piasku
1995Translated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Romanian
Despre Ceață, Iarbă și Nisip?Despre Ceata, Iarba si Nisip
2015
  • Translated by Milena Benini
Croatian O Magli, i Travi, i Pijesku

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1973 1973-10-00 ed. Ben Bova Condé Nast  
$0.60?$: US dollar
180
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Rick Sternbach Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 1974-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-24063-4
$1.50?$: US dollar
xi+
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Larry Sutton Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 1974-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-24063-4
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
xi+
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Larry Sutton Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 9 1974-11-00 ed. Kate Wilhelm Gollancz 0-575-01899-2
£3.00?£: UK pound
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
La frontière avenir 1975-00-00 ed. Henry-Luc Planchat Seghers (Constellations)     286
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Jackie Paternoster Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Nine 1975-01-00 ed. Kate Wilhelm Harper & Row 0-06-014652-4
$7.95?$: US dollar
xxvi+
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Al Nagy Checkmark
Women of Wonder 1975-01-00 ed. Pamela Sargent Vintage Books 0-394-71041-X / V-41
$1.95?$: US dollar
lxiv+
285
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Charles Shields Checkmark
Looking Ahead 1975-03-00 ed. Dick Allen, Lori Allen Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-551184-X
$5.50?$: US dollar
viii+
408
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Alex Harsley Checkmark
Femmes et merveilles 1975-10-31 ed. Pamela Sargent
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#208)
    245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
 
Femmes et merveilles 1975-10-31 ed. Pamela Sargent
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#208)
    245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 1976-06-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-25015-X
$1.95?$: US dollar
xi+
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 9 1976-11-00 ed. Kate Wilhelm Corgi 0-552-10307-1
£0.75?£: UK pound
253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Nergens: sf-verhalen 1977-00-00 ed. Roderick Lennaert van Rhyn Meulenhoff (M=SF #119) 90-290-0835-0   333
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Peter Ramselaar Checkmark
Mujeres y maravillas 1977-05-00 ed. Pamela Sargent Bruguera (Colección Nova ciencia ficción #11) 84-02-05170-7   347
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Jim Burns  
The Infinite Web: Eight Stories of Science Fiction 1977-07-00 ed. Robert Silverberg The Dial Press 0-8037-4135-9
$7.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
239
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Nine 1978-07-00 ed. Kate Wilhelm Bantam Books 0-553-11551-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
xxvi+
257
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Women of Wonder 1978-07-00 ed. Pamela Sargent Penguin Books 0-14-004867-7
£0.90?£: UK pound
282
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Candy Amsden Checkmark
The Best of Analog 1978-10-00 ed. Ben Bova Baronet Publishing Co. (A Baronet/Analog Book) 0-89437-034-0
$5.95?$: US dollar
418
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Alex Schomburg  
Science Fiction Story Reader 11 1979-01-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3627) 3-453-30538-8
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
287
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Michael Hasted Checkmark
The Best of Analog 1979-03-00 ed. Ben Bova Ace Books (An Analog Book) 0-441-05470-6
$2.25?$: US dollar
418
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Alex Schomburg Checkmark
Fireflood and Other Stories 1979-12-00 Vonda N. McIntyre Houghton Mifflin 0-395-28422-8
$10.95?$: US dollar
281
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Charles Shields Checkmark
Constellations: Stories of the Future 1980-00-00 ed. Malcolm Edwards Gollancz 0-575-02838-6
£4.95?£: UK pound
189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Stuart Hughes (artist) Checkmark
Fireflood and Other Stories 1980-00-00 Vonda N. McIntyre Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-02818-1
£5.95?£: UK pound
281
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Vrouwen in wonderland: Twaalf science-fiction verhalen van vrouwen over vrouwen 1980-00-00 ed. Pamela Sargent De Arbeiderspers (SFem) 90-295-3781-7   350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Poen de Wijs Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-266-3
$8.95?$: US dollar
xii+
754
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-246-9
$19.95?$: US dollar
xii+
754
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
Fireflood and Other Stories 1980-10-00 Vonda N. McIntyre Houghton Mifflin / SFBC 1187
$4.98?$: US dollar
244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Charles Shields Checkmark
The Analog Anthology #1 1980-12-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt Davis Publications  
$2.95?$: US dollar
380
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
anth Dean Ellis Checkmark
Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology 1981-00-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt The Dial Press 0-8037-0217-5
$10.95?$: US dollar
380
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Fireflood and Other Stories 1981-03-00 Vonda N. McIntyre Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-83631-5
$2.75?$: US dollar
237
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Fireflood and Other Stories 1981-03-00 Vonda N. McIntyre Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-83631-5
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
237
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Feuerflut 1981-11-00 Vonda N. McIntyre Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3551) 3-8118-3551-3
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
286
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Fifty Years of the Best Science Fiction from Analog 1982-00-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt Davis Publications  
$2.95?$: US dollar
380
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
anth Checkmark
Der Plan ist Liebe und Tod 1982-07-00 ed. Kate Wilhelm Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6730) 3-8118-6730-X
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
239
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Don Maitz Checkmark
Fireflood and Other Stories 1982-11-00 Vonda N. McIntyre Pan Books 0-330-26537-7
£1.95?£: UK pound
256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Achilleos Checkmark
From Here to Forever 1982-11-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-62136-0 / ME2136
$4.95?$: US dollar
531
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Richard Courtney Checkmark
Constellations: Stories of the Future 1983-00-00 ed. Malcolm Edwards Puffin (Puffin Plus) 0-14-031582-9
£1.25?£: UK pound
171
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Tony Roberts (artist)  
Constellations: Stories of the Future 1983-07-00 ed. Malcolm Edwards Penguin Books 0-14-006734-5
£1.50?£: UK pound
175
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Najbolje svetske SF priče 1984?Najbolje svetske SF price 1984
Najbolje svetske SF priche 1984
1984-00-00 ed.
Zoran Živković?Zoran Zivkovic
Prosveta (Kentaur)     236
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth
Željko Pahek?Zeljko Pahek
Checkmark
6 Decades: The Best of Analog 1986-00-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt Davis Publications     128
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth  
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 1986-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Avon 0-380-89710-5
$4.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
434
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Fireflood and Other Stories 1987-01-00 Vonda N. McIntyre Pan Books 0-330-26537-7
£2.50?£: UK pound
256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Feuerflut 1987-07-00 Vonda N. McIntyre Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3760) 3-8118-3760-5
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
286
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Marion Arnemann  
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century 1987-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Avenel Books 0-517-64124-0
$8.98?$: US dollar
x+
726
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 1987-12-00 ed. Terry Carr Avon / SFBC 11628
$6.98?$: US dollar
xi+
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Od dzisiaj do wiecznosci 1988-00-00 ed. James Gunn Wydawnictwa "Alfa" 83-7001-196-9   486
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Tadeusz Kobak Checkmark
Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology 1988-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick, Charles G. Waugh Harper & Row 0-06-046941-2
$16.50?$: US dollar
xi+
522
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Maria Carella Checkmark
The Best of the Nebulas 1989-04-00 ed. Ben Bova Tor 0-312-93184-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
593
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Doug Fornuff Checkmark
The Best of the Nebulas 1989-04-00 ed. Ben Bova Tor 0-312-93175-1
$14.95?$: US dollar
593
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Doug Fornuff Checkmark
The Best of the Nebulas 1990-11-00 ed. Ben Bova Robert Hale 0-7090-4258-2
£15.95?£: UK pound
573
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Helen Hale  
Von Lem bis Varley 1993-00-00 ed. James Gunn Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #98) 3-453-05798-8
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
335
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Ashley Pearce Checkmark
Women of Wonder, the Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s 1995-08-00 ed. Pamela Sargent Harvest / Harcourt Brace 0-15-600031-8
$15.00?$: US dollar
viii+
440
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Michael Koelsch Checkmark
Anticipația CPSF 528-529?Anticipatia CPSF 528-529
1995-11-00 ed. Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah
 
Lei 1,500?Lei: Romanian leu
64
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
mag
Victor Sfîrlea?Victor Sfirlea
 
From Here to Forever 1997-01-00 ed. James Gunn Borealis / White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-822-9 / WW 11090
$14.99?$: US dollar
601
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Checkmark
A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women 2001-10-00 ed. Sheila Williams, Connie Willis Aspect / Warner Books 0-446-67742-6
$12.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
302
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Franco Accornero  
From Here to Forever 2003-05-00 ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4670-5
$39.50?$: US dollar
xxix+
527
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Checkmark
Across the Spectrum 2013-11-05 ed. Pati Nagle, Deborah J. Ross Book View Café 978-1-61138-337-9
$5.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Nebula 2 1970. - 1974. 2015-11-00 ed. Davorin Horak Hangar 7 (Nébula #2) 978-953-57638-3-3
kn 299.00?kn: Croatian kuna
511
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Philippe Bouchet Checkmark
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2020 2020-07-00 ed. Trevor Quachri Dell Magazines  
$7.99?$: US dollar
212
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Dominic Harman Checkmark
The Future Is Female! More Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, Volume Two: The 1970s 2022-09-00 ed. Lisa Yaszek The Library of America 978-1-59853-732-1
$27.95?$: US dollar
xxxii+
492
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Karel Thole Checkmark
Fireflood and Other Stories date unknown Vonda N. McIntyre Pan Books 0-330-26537-7
£2.50?£: UK pound
256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Achilleos Checkmark
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