For several years now, an epidemic of egerum has been raging in Astrum - a mysterious disease that plunges people into eternal sleep. It is useless to fight it, it is impossible to resist, although the doctors do not give up trying. Tory is a simple boy who loves good beer, noisy pubs and beautiful girls. But the mysterious death of his father, a doctor, changes everything. What is a young pharmacist named Abeo hiding? Can you trust a girl who claims to have solved the mystery of people with black eyes? A one-volume novel by Barbara Morrigan, author of the books “The Beast and the Monsters” and “The Heart That Melts the Ocean.” The main characters are ordinary people who find themselves in a difficult situation, with their habits and anxieties. The love story is slowburn, intense hatred that develops into sincere love. The novel “Sleepless” raises pressing social and moral issues that touch everyone. The reader will follow the path of development of three heroes - from fearful teenagers to those who decide the destinies of the state.