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Beggars in Spain
| Author: | Nancy Kress |
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Phoenix Pick, 2011 Axolotl Press, 1991 Asimov's Science Fiction, 1991 |
| Series: | The Sleepless |
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| Book Type: | Novella |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Hugo and Nebula Award winning novella.
Leisha Camden is a genetically engineered 'Sleepless.' Her ability to stay awake all the time has not only made her more productive, but the genetic modifications have also given the 'Sleepless' a higher IQ and may even make them immortal. Are they the future of humanity? Or will the small community of 'sleepless' be hunted down as freaks by a world that has grown wary of its newest creation?
The story originally appeared in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1991 and has been published as a seperate novella twice. It is included in the anthologies:
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection (1992), edited by Gardner Dozois
- Nebula Awards 27 (1993), edited by James Morrow
- The New Hugo Winners, Volume IV: (1992-94) (1997), edited by Gregory Benford
- The Science Fiction Century (1997), edited by David G. Hartwell
- The Hard SF Renaissance (2002), edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
- Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Year's Best Short Science Fiction Novels (2007), edited by Gardner Dozois.
The story is included in the collections Beaker's Dozen (1998) and The Best of Nancy Kress (2015). It was expanded to the full novel Beggars In Spain (1993).
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