SLEEP IS NO COMFORT WHEN YOU WAKE TO AN ENDURING FATE Why They Sleep continues the story of Winston and Maria, who find themselves aboard the vessel Salamander in a remote system. There, they are accompanied by the synthetic intelligences of the dead—beings who wake and sleep in cycles, awaiting something that might reveal their purpose. Winston, still not awake, may hold the key to understanding why the Salamander jumped to this particular system—and why he, Maria, Drake, Professor Hobart and Mark were chosen from Katheryn’s family.