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Beggars in Spain [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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 Nancy Kress's landmark genetic engineering story, one of the most critically acclaimed SF novellas of the 1990s. A rich financier compels scientists to create for him the perfect daughter--smart, beautiful, and with no need to sleep. Kress masterfully explores the social implications of "Sleepless" people in a novella you will never forget. 1991 Fictionwise eBook of the Year (2000), Hugo Award Winner, Nebula Award(R) Winner
Words: 28616 - Reading Time: 81-114 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Flowers of Aulit Prison [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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A female alien whose culture has a vastly different view of reality from humans finds herself forced to be a prison informant. Engrossing story you won't soon forget. 1996 Nebula Award(R) Winner
Words: 14000 - Reading Time: 40-56 min.
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Out of All Them Bright Stars [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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A polite alien visits a small-town diner. 1985 Nebula Award(R) Winner
Words: 2877 - Reading Time: 8-11 min.
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Margin of Error [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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Two sister's paths diverge as one chooses a family life while the other continues as a genetic engineering scientist. 1994
Words: 2106 - Reading Time: 6-8 min.
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Dancing on Air [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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Someone is killing bio-enhanced ballerinas. A reporter who happens to be the mother of an aspiring dancer is in a race against time to find the reason. 1993 Hugo Award Nominee, Nebula Award(R) Nominee
Words: 21000 - Reading Time: 60-84 min.
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Trinity [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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This is a brilliant, fascinating tale about the search for God, in which a young woman endures sensory deprivation, brain stimulation, and biofeedback; she has sensed something, but not everyone agrees about the nature of the presence. It may not be a blessing... 1984 Nebula Award(R) Nominee
Words: 18265 - Reading Time: 52-73 min.
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Evolution [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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Hospitals become death traps as antibiotic-resistant diseases run amok. Fast-paced, frightening tale of a future we may face. 1995
Words: 9400 - Reading Time: 26-37 min.
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Steamship Soldier on the Information Front [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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A high-tech high-pressure salesman with more gadgets than James Bond risks becoming roadkill on the information superhighway. 1997
Words: 9000 - Reading Time: 25-36 min.
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Safeguard [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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Four innocent children may hold the key to our survival, or total annihilation, in this powerful and riveting new tale. 2007 Nebula Award(R) Finalist
Words: 10125 - Reading Time: 28-40 min.
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And Wild For To Hold [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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In the 22nd century, the nascent Time Research Institute has been granted a permit by the Church of the Holy Hostage to take Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife. The equations show a .798 probability that Anne's disappearance, just one month after the birth of her daughter Elizabeth, will prevent the English civil war one hundred years later. The Institute, however, underestimated Anne's ability to manipulate her captors. 1991 Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 16485 - Reading Time: 47-65 min.
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Nebula Awards Showcase 2003 [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
by Nancy Kress
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Here is the essential collection of one year in SF and fantasy, full of winners and nominees of the prestigious Nebula Award. For groundbreaking works in the genre, the Nebula is perhaps the highest honor in the field--and a beacon for readers looking for the best quality science fiction and fantasy around.
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Fountain of Age [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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Nancy Kress is currently working on an SF novel set off-Earth, with aliens and spaceships. She tells us, though, that the following story "is a closer-to-home attempt to get in touch with my inner criminal." 2007 Nebula Award(R) Finalist
Words: 21363 - Reading Time: 61-85 min.
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Fault Lines [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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When a bullet smashed through his knee and sent him into early retirement, Police Detective Gene Shaunessy became Mr. Shaughnessy, junior high school math teacher. But Gene is coerced back into crime-solving by an old friend disturbed by the unregulated testing being secretly performed by his pharmaceutical company--and the resulting "suicides" of six nursing home patients. 1995 Hugo Award Nominee, Sturgeon Award Nominee
Words: 17481 - Reading Time: 49-69 min.
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Nancy Kress Bundle
by Nancy Kress
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A convenient way for you to add many of Nancy Kress's works to your bookshelf at one time. [When you add a bundle to your cart, any eBooks you already own are automatically removed. You can't accidentally buy the same story twice.]
Words: 106088 - Reading Time: 303-424 min.
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The Price of Oranges [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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An old man seeks a boyfriend for his granddaughter ... from 1937. 1989 Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 9130 - Reading Time: 26-36 min.
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Summer Wind [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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A retelling of 'Sleeping Beauty' that contemplates the effects of the wicked witch winning. 1995
Words: 3446 - Reading Time: 9-13 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Beggars in Spain and Other Nancy Kress Genetics Stories Bundle
by Nancy Kress
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This bundle contains some Nancy Kress favorites that share the theme of genetic engineering. [When you add a bundle to your cart, any eBooks you already own are automatically removed. You can't accidentally buy the same story twice.]
Words: 79387 - Reading Time: 226-317 min.
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Unto the Daughters [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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Kress retells the Garden of Eden story with a twist: the story is given from the serpent's point of view, and with his (or her?) unique spin. 1995
Words: 2767 - Reading Time: 7-11 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Philippa's Hands [MultiFormat]
by Nancy Kress
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A religious woman is visited by three phantoms who ask her to perform a horrifying ritual. 1988
Words: 3746 - Reading Time: 10-14 min.
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