| The Death of Sleep | |
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| Author(s) | Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye |
| Cover artist | Stephen Hickman |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ireta[1] |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel, Children's literature |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
| Publication date | July 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Sassinak |
| Followed by | Generation Warriors |
The Death of Sleep (1990) is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye. It is the second book in the Planet Pirates trilogy and continues the Ireta series initiated by McCaffrey in 1978.[1]
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Like its predecessor, The Death of Sleep is written in four parts. Each book centers on a new stage in the life of Sassinak's much removed relative, Dr. Lunzie Mespil. Lunzie leaves her daughter for what she thinks will be a relatively brief and lucrative job, but through various circumstances she suffers extended periods of cold sleep on several occasions, and finds herself thrown into a time different from her own, and is never is able to meet her daughter again. Throughout her various experiences, Lunzie teams up with a changing cast of characters in order to bring down the planet pirates that plague the outer reaches of space.