The Night Sessions

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The Night Sessions is a 2008 novel by Scottish writer Ken MacLeod. [1] Set in the year 2037, [2] the novel follows Edinburgh police officers investigating the murder of a priest in a world in which religious believers are a small and marginalized minority. [3] The novel won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel in 2008. [4]

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References

  1. The Night Sessions:Ken MacLeod | Amazon.com:Books
  2. Clarke, Nic (22 September 2008). "The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod". Strange Horizons.
  3. Review: The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod | Books | The Guardian
  4. "2008 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 6 July 2009.