Dreamsnake was only the third book featuring a female protagonist to earn the Hugo. McIntyre was recognized for her efforts, as Dreamsnake won the Hugo in 1978, and the Nebula in 1979. To write a story with a dynamic heroine, systematic gender equality, nonexistent rape culture, uninhibited casual sex, homosexuality, and polygamy, was and still is an incredible feat. In the 70s, McIntyre witnessed both the women’s liberation movement and the rapid development of genetic knowledge and technology. McIntyre based the novel on her novelette, “Of Mist, Grass, and Sand,” for which she received the Nebula in 1973, and a Hugo nomination in 1974. McIntyre, was published in 1978 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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