The sequel to the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Beggars in Spain is set in a future America, radically altered by technology, where the nearly superhuman powers of the gene-modified Sleepless threaten the security of all humanity.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
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One of the most compelling features of the Beggars trilogy is that the specific technological achievements in it are not required for the themes to ring true. However in this book humanity has nigh-infinite cheap energy, reliable eugenics for intelligence and aesthetics in humans, and robots that replace nearly all labor. You can guess where that leads.
Super Reader:
Beggars and Choosers is set some time after Beggars in Spain, and the focus has moved on to one of the new generation, Miranda. Here, society has changed remarkably into people that work, and those that don't, with the former providing basic levels of care and substitence to the rest. This society is beginning to break down, and the Sleepless exist on their own gated island fortress. One of the latter becomes involved with Miranda's plans for the future of society.
Doesn't Measure Up:
I read this after reading "The Beggars of Spain," and it doesn't measure up to the greatness of the first novel. None of the main characters measure up to the Leisha Camden, who ends up with a minor role before being written out of the novel. For me, Leisha Camden carried the first novel, and having the direct sequel with her not as main character disappointed me. Of the characters in the new novel, none of them approached the joy or gentle reflectiveness of Leisha. The philosophical questions... more info
Great Sequel-Also Great Stand Alone Novel:
This book picks up about a decade after the end of BEGGARS IN SPAIN and mainly follows the path of the Super Sleepless on Earth, specifically Miranda Sharifi, the brilliant granddaughter of Leisha's nemesis from the first novel. American society has become more stratified than before, where the wealthy working class called "Donkeys" literally buy votes by providing bread and circuses for a large uneducated welfare population called "Livers". Of particular interest is the character of Drew Arlen, a young... more info
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