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Beggars in Spain
- Author
- Nancy Kress
- Narrator
- Cassandra Campbell
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 23 February 2009
- Run Time
- 16 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Science fiction
What to expect
In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent, and one of a 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 by a deadly conspiracy of freedom—and revenge.
Critics Review
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“Superb…An exquisite saga of biological advantages.”
Denver Post
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“Thought-provoking…Raises some intriguing scientific and sociological issues.”
Publishers Weekly
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“[Kress] explores the nature of humanity’s fear of differences in this elegantly written novel set on tomorrow’s horizon. A priority purchase for sf collections.”
Library Journal
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“A thoughtful, carefully constructed exploration of various ethical questions.”
Locus
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“A depth of imagination unusual even among science fiction writers.”
Analog
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“Thrilling drama, compelling dialectic.”
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Details
- Author
- Nancy Kress
- Narrator
- Cassandra Campbell
- Duration
- 16 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 February 2009
- ISBN
- 9781483071541
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Science fiction
Synopsis
In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent, and one of a 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 by a deadly conspiracy of freedom—and revenge.
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