The Cure for Sleep

What becomes of the creatures of the night when humankind no longer requires sleep? What if sleep were not only frowned upon, but outlawed and vaccinated against like a disease? Told from multiple perspectives spanning decades, this collection of short stories sets out to answer that very question. In the future, mankind no longer requires sleep - a drug is discovered that removes the need for sleep - and society enters a new, seemingly golden age of productivity and awareness. Soon, however, world governments take notice of the potential of this drug and enforce it as a mandatory part of life. Civilians are jailed and even put to death for missing a dose, and world military powers race to discover new and powerful versions of The Cure for their own purposes. Other darker, more sinister organizations have their own set of goals, some of which involved manipulating the veil of reality itself.