Title: Beggars in Spain
Title Record # 41619
Author: Nancy Kress
Date: 1991-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Sleepless
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Current Tags: near future (1), science fiction (1), genetic engineering (1), hard sf (1) Add Tags
Author: Nancy Kress
Date: 1991-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Sleepless
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Mistakenly listed as "Beggers in Spain" in Asimov's TOC. Expanded into novel in 1993.
Synopsis: A group of children, mentally gifted as the result of a novel genetic modification which eliminates sleep, must rely on each other as they grow older and incur the resentment and bigotry of the unmodified population.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 1 | 1992 Asimov's Readers' | Best Novella |
| Win | 1992 SF Chronicle | Novella |
| 1 | 1992 Hugo | Best Novella |
| Win | 1992 Nebula | Novella |
| 2 | 1992 Locus | Best Novella |
| Win (as L'une rêve, l'autre pas) | 1995 Imaginaire | Nouvelle étrangère |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beggars in Spain | 1991-02-00 | Nancy Kress | Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing | 18 | $10.00 | 104 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
chap | George Barr |  |
| Beggars in Spain | 1991-02-00 | Nancy Kress | Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing | 18 | $35.00 | 104 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
chap | George Barr | |
| Beggars in Spain | 1991-02-00 | Nancy Kress | Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing | 18 | $65.00 | 104 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
chap | |
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| Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1991 | 1991-04-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Davis Publications | $3.95 | 324 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Gary Freeman | |
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| Die Menagerie von Babel | 1992-00-00 | ed. Wolfgang Jeschke | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4920) | 3-453-05842-9 | DM 16.80 | 525 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Jim Burns | |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection | 1992-07-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-07889-7 | $27.95 |
xxxix+ 575 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection | 1992-07-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-07891-9 | $15.95 |
xxxix+ 575 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection | 1992-08-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Press / SFBC | 01121 | $13.98 |
xxxix+ 575 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
| Best New SF 6 | 1992-10-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Robinson | 1-85487-131-5 | £7.99 |
xxxix+ 575 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Terry Oakes | |
| Millemondinverno 1992: 2 romanzi e 5 racconti | 1992-10-00 | ed. Giuseppe Lippi | Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Millemondi #42) | 9,000 Lit | 430 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Marco Patrito | ||
| Nebula Awards 27 | 1993-04-00 | ed. James Morrow | Harcourt Brace | 0-15-164935-9 | $24.95 |
xv+ 331 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Craig Stuart Rosenberg | |
| Nebula Awards 27 | 1993-04-00 | ed. James Morrow | Harcourt Brace | 0-15-665471-7 | $12.95 |
xv+ 331 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Craig Stuart Rosenberg | |
| The Giant Book of Fantastic SF | 1995-00-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Magpie Books | 1-85487-607-4 |
xxxix+ 575 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Chris Moore | |
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| Hugo and Nebula Award Winners from Asimov's Science Fiction | 1995-12-00 | ed. Sheila Williams | Wings Books | 0-517-12410-6 | $12.99 | 558 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chris Moore | |
| The New Hugo Winners, Volume IV | 1997-11-00 | ed. Gregory Benford | Baen | 0-671-87852-2 | $6.99 | 537 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
| The Science Fiction Century | 1997-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-86338-1 | $40.00 | 1005 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Harris | |
| The Science Fiction Century | 1997-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor / BOMC | 0-312-86338-1 | 1005 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Harris | |
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| The Science Fiction Century | 1998-05-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Quality Paperback Book Club | 0-9658501-3-7 | $21.95 | 1005 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | John Harris | |
| Beaker's Dozen | 1998-08-00 | Nancy Kress | Tor | 0-312-86537-6 | $24.95 | 352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Thomas Canty | |
| Beaker's Dozen | 1999-08-00 | Nancy Kress | Tor | 0-312-86843-X | $13.95 | 352 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Thomas Canty | |
| Beggars in Spain | 2000-07-00 | Nancy Kress | Fictionwise | $2.30 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | |
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| The Hard SF Renaissance | 2002-11-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-87635-1 | $39.95 | 960 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gregory Manchess | |
| The Hard SF Renaissance | 2002-12-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor / SFBC | 54747 | $14.99 | 960 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gregory Manchess | |
| The Hard SF Renaissance | 2003-10-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orb | 0-312-87636-X | $21.95 | 960 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Gregory Manchess | |
| The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two | 2004-00-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Robinson | 1-84119-514-6 | £7.99 |
xviii+ 617 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Joe Roberts | |
| Novel Ideas—Science Fiction | 2006-04-04 | ed. Brian M. Thomsen | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1361) | 0-7564-0353-7 | $7.50 | 321 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |
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| The Science Fiction Century, Volume Two | 2006-10-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Orb | 0-765-31492-4 | $21.95 | 508 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
| The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels | 2007-02-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-36341-9 | $40.00 |
xi+ 642 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels | 2007-02-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Griffin | 1-4299-1606-0 | $7.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels | 2007-02-06 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Griffin | 978-0-312-36342-0 | $19.95 |
xi+ 642 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | |
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| The Mammoth Book of Best Short SF Novels | 2009-04-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Robinson | 978-1-84529-923-1 | £9.99 |
xii+ 800 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Joe Roberts | |
| Beggars in Spain | 2011-10-15 | Nancy Kress | Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-057-8 | $4.99 | 98 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
chap | |
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| L'une rêve, l'autre pas | 2012-09-00 | Nancy Kress | ActuSF (Perles d'épice) | 978-2-917689-42-4 | €12.00 | 168 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
chap | Prop4g4nd4 | |
| The Best of Nancy Kress | 2015-10-00 | Nancy Kress | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-721-9 | $45.00 | 558 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Tom Canty | |
| The Best of Nancy Kress | 2015-10-00 | Nancy Kress | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-722-6 | $4.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Tom Canty | ||
| L'une rêve, l'autre pas | 2016-09-00 | Nancy Kress | ActuSF (Hélios #63) | 978-2-36629-822-2 | €7.00 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
chap | Prop4g4nd4 | ||
| Beggars in Spain | 2017-02-03 | Nancy Kress | Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-313-5 | $6.99 | 154 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
chap | ||
| Beaker's Dozen | date unknown | Nancy Kress | Tor | 978-1-4668-2527-7 | $7.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Thomas Canty | ||
| The Hard SF Renaissance | date unknown | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orb | 978-0-312-87636-4 | $25.99 | 960 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Gregory Manchess | |
| The Hard SF Renaissance | date unknown | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orb | 0-312-87636-X | $21.95 | 960 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Gregory Manchess | |
Reviews
- Review [French] by Erwann Perchoc (2013) in Bifrost, #69