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Vonda McIntyre

AmericanAugust 28, 1948 – April 1, 2019Science Fiction

Vonda McIntyre was an American science fiction author who won Hugo and Nebula Awards for her novel Dreamsnake, a post-apocalyptic story with a female healer protagonist. She was an important figure in feminist science fiction of the 1970s. She also wrote the novelizations of several Star Trek films.

Works

  • DreamsnakeHealer bonds with telepathic serpent traversing post-apocalyptic worlds amid danger and transcendent transformation→
  • SuperluminalShips travel faster than light exploring cosmos while crew members experience profound internal transformations→
  • MetaphaseSpacefarer encounters sentient world's life cycle and transformation while grappling with personal metamorphosis→
  • NautilusStarship Nautilus carries seeds of Earth life on cosmic voyage encountering wonders and mysteries beyond→
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanNovelization of film exploring crew's struggle for survival on strange world with alien intelligence→

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