The Death of Sleep Author:Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye Though it meant leaving her daughter, Fiona, behind, Healer Lunzie Mespil hired on as doctor for Descartes Mining Platform 6 figuring that in a few years she would earn enough to settle down comfortably. The asteroid that holed her outbound ship put an end to that dream. Lunzie was able to make it to a lifeboat and into a cryogenic stasis. Un... more »fortunately the escape capsule she chose had a malfunctioning beacon and remained in cold sleep for 62 years.« less