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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
1975ⓘTranslated by Henry-Luc Planchat.
 French
De Source, Sève et Sable?De Source, Seve et Sable
1975ⓘTranslated by Claude Saunier
 French De brume, d'herbe et de sable
1977ⓘTranslated by Pon Ruiter
 Dutch Van mist, en zand, en gras [as by Vonda McIntyre]
1977ⓘTranslated by Manuela Díez
 Spanish Bruma, hierba y arena
1979ⓘTranslated by Horst Pukallus
 German Die Schlange [as by Vonda McIntyre]
1979ⓘTranslated by Horst Pukallus (1979)
 German Die Schlange
1979ⓘTranslated by Horst Pukallus (1979)
 German Dunst und Gras und Sand
1980ⓘTranslated by Jean Schalekamp
 Dutch Van mist, en gras, en zand
1982ⓘTranslated 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
1995ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
 Romanian
Despre Ceață, Iarbă și Nisip?Despre Ceata, Iarba si Nisip

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Win 1974 Nebula Novelette
2 1974 Hugo Best Novelette
2 1974 Locus Best Short Fiction

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
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 Checkmark
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
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
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
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
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  
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 0-575-02818-1
£5.95?£: UK pound
 281
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll 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
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
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
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
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  
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 Checkmark
6 Decades: The Best of Analog 1986-00-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt Davis Publications     128
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  
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 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  
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
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  
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
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.
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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  
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
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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