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Name: Beggars in Spain

Author: Nancy Kress
Year: 1993
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Science fiction, Award winners

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ISBNs:
9780060733483
9781612420578
0060733489
1612420575

In this future, some people need no sleep at all. Leisha Camden was genetically modified at birth to require no sleep, and her normal twin Alice is the control. Problems and envy between the sisters mirror those in the larger world, as society struggles to adjust to a growing pool of people who not only have 30 percent more time to work and study than normal humans, but are also highly intelligent and in perfect health.
The Sleepless gradually outgrow their welcome on Earth, and their children escape to an orbiting space station to set up their own society. But Leisha and a few others remain behind, preaching acceptance for all humans, Sleepless and Sleeper alike. With the conspiracy and revenge that unwinds, the world needs a little preaching on tolerance.

This book is part of the "Sleepless" series. Here are some other books from this series:

"Beggars Ride"
First published in 1996
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"Beggars and Choosers"
First published in 1994
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