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MacLeod spins a yarn that moves at a fast pace, and which doesn't disappoint; exciting and intriguing, it keeps a consistent level of interest throughout its passage ... a satisfying read (SciFiNow )
A twisting conspiracy tale shot through with MacLeod's gloriously mordant sense for the absurd (BBC Focus )
Gripping and clever near-future thriller (Lisa Tuttle, The Times )
A stunning indictment of fundamentalism of all kind s' Eric Brown, Guardian
A twisting conspiracy tale shot through with MacLeod's gloriously mordant sense for the absurd (BBC Focus )
Gripping and clever near-future thriller (Lisa Tuttle, The Times )
A stunning indictment of fundamentalism of all kind s' Eric Brown, Guardian
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A stunning new SF thriller from the critically acclaimed author of The Execution Channel.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kept me interested,
By bob (uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Night Sessions: A Novel (Hardcover)
I am pleased that Ken McLeod is back on form, and Night Sessions kept me interested. The concept of a world after a pogrom against all religions will horrify some readers and appeal to others. (No more Thought for the Day!). The plot is an entanglement of religious conversion of AI, underground Covananters and high tech sabotage. As is usual, Ken McLeod educates the reader. All in all, I enjoyed this book, it was a fun read and the only reason I did not give it five stars was that I thought it tailed off a bit at the end.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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One of Kens Best,
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This review is from: The Night Sessions: A Novel (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this latest novel by Ken Macleod. In my opinion one of his best since writing the Star Faction. The characters are fleshed out with depth and interesting back stories. The plot is detailed with plenty of action and enough well thought out tech to keep the pace going.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Night Sessions: A Novel (Hardcover)
O.k. - let's try and set the scene a bit here. In Edinburgh, years after the end of the Faith/Oil Wars and the Second Enlightenment. Someone sets off a bomb that kills a priest. Enter Detective Inspector Ferguson.
So - is it sci-fi or is it a 'whodunit'? Well, it's both, of course. But the sci-fi ideas in this book just keep building up and up. The soldiers went to the wars with their battle mechs. Some of these battle mechs became self-aware. After the war, these K.I.s (Kinetic Intelligences) find roles in society, as police, as space workers and so on. Also, along with K.I.s', there are A.I.s and a police computer commonly referred to as Paranoia. Add to all this the remnants of Dominionists, Dispensationalists, Covenantists and other religious extremists, plus a wild and high-tech club scene, space elevators, a totally mobile and integrated web, sharp dialogue, a very well written narrative that just keeps steaming along and you've got a wonderful book. Ken Macleod's last book The Execution Channel was good, but this is better; this is back to the complexities, the extrapolations of current events, the chaotic realism of The Star Fraction and is all the better for it. Thank-you Mr Macleod!
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