num_pages: 400
description: 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.
language: None
title: Beggars in Spain
titlecomplete: Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1)
characters: Leisha Camden, Drew Arlen, Jordan Watrous, Jennifer Sharifi, Miranda Sharifi, Susan Melling
genres: Audiobook, Hard Science Fiction, Book Club, Dystopia, Novels, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 8225
series: Sleepless
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel, name: SF Chronicle Award
publisher: Harper Voyager