Beggars Ride (Beggars Trilogy)

Kress, Nancy

ISBN 10: 1433269813 ISBN 13: 9781433269813

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, 2013

Synopsis

In this unforgettable conclusion to Nancy Kress' groundbreaking trilogy which began with the Nebula Award-winning Beggars in Spain, it is now two hundred years in the future. Regular human beings hate and fear the Sleepless and the SuperSleepless, genetically modified humans who are immune to disease and hunger and do not need to sleep. When the Sleepless plot to take over the world and leave regular humans powerless, civilization and the very meaning of the word "human" hang in the balance.

About this title

Review:

Nancy Kress ends her Beggars trilogy (which began with the novella later turned into a novel, Beggars in Spain) almost full circle from where it began. Against a backdrop where rich humans have themselves modified to perfection and poor, unmodified "Livers" eke out a nomadic existence, the genetically superior Sleepless have stopped distributing Change. Change is the miracle substance that prevents disease in all humans. In cutting off Change, the Sleepless have ignited a class war that will ultimately be resolved not by technology and science, but by the children of technology, who must live side-by-side despite their differences.

About the Author:

Nancy Kress is the author of more than twenty books, including more than a dozen novels of science fiction and fantasy. Her novels have won two Hugo and four Nebula awards as well as the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best science fiction novel. She lives in Seattle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1433269813
• ISBN 13: 9781433269813
• Binding: Audio CD