3.5
Beggars in Spain
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In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent . . . and one of an ever-growing number of human beings who have been genetically modified to never require sleep.
Once considered interesting anomalies, now Leisha and the other "Sleepless" are outcasts—victims of blind hatred, political repression, and shocking mob violence meant to drive them from human society . . . and, ultimately, from Earth itself.
But Leisha Camden has chosen to remain behind in a world that envies and fears her "gift"—a world marked for destruction in a devastating conspiracy of freedom . . . and revenge.
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“I had mixed feelings about this book. The first chapter was originally an award-winning novella, and I thought it was amazing. The next three chapters are snapshot stories that take place several decades later. These three chapters have a different feel, tending more towards the melodramatic. They also felt a little forced, with fascinating premises that were spread out over too many pages. But overall, the book works as a satisfying whole, presenting a scenario which almost resembles some of the ruptures in society today. This book was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and Campbell awards when it was first released as a complete novel in 1993.
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https://itstartedwiththehugos.blogspot.com/2025/08/beggars-in-spain.html”
About Nancy Kress
has written or contributed to a dozen works of fiction and science fiction, has a Ph.D in astrophysics, and has been a professor and a NASA consultant.
is the author of fourteen books of fantasy and science fiction, including both novels and short-story collections.
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