A Scottish writer who often uses SF as a means for sharp social comment but never allows his powerful messages to detract from the sheer pace and adventure of his stories. THE NIGHT SESSIONS is a future thriller that uncovers the dark roots of fundamentalism, but grips like a vice.
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This is definitely worth a read if you like a good thriller as well as your science fiction. Set in a near future Edinburgh this fast paced, inventive novel fires the imagination and keeps you guessing until the end.
A bishop is dead. As Detective Inspector Adam Ferguson picks through the rubble of the tiny church, he discovers that it was deliberately bombed. That it's a terrorist act is soon beyond doubt. It's been a long time since anyone saw anything like this. Terrorism is history . . .
A bishop is dead. As Detective Inspector Adam Ferguson picks through the rubble of the tiny church, he discovers that it was deliberately bombed. That it's a terrorist act is soon beyond doubt. It's been a long time since anyone saw anything like this. Terrorism is history . . .
After the Middle East wars and the rising sea levels - after Armageddon and the Flood - came the Great Rejection. The first Enlightenment separated church from state. The Second Enlightenment has separated religion from politics. In this enlightened age there's no persecution, but the millions who still believe and worship are a marginal and mistrusted minority. Now someone is killing them.
At first, suspicion falls on atheists more militant than the secular authorities. But when the target list expands to include the godless, it becomes evident that something very old has risen from the ashes. Old and very, very dangerous . . .
'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 kinds’ Eric Brown, Guardian
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About Ken Macleod
Since graduating from Glasgow University in 1976, Ken MacLeod has worked as a computer analyst in Edinburgh. He now writes full-time.
