The Death of Sleep
First edition | |
| Author | Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Stephen Hickman |
| Series | Ireta |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
Publication date | July 1990 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback original) |
| Pages | 380 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-671-69884-2 |
| OCLC | 21998854 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 620 vol. 11 (Copyright Paperback Collection) |
| Preceded by | Sassinak |
| Followed by | Generation Warriors |
The Death of Sleep is a science fiction novel by American writers Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye, published by Baen Books in 1990. It is the second book in the Planet Pirates trilogy and continues the Ireta series that McCaffrey initiated with Dinosaur Planet in 1978. Elizabeth Moon and McCaffrey wrote the other two Planet Pirates books.