Ken MacLeod

Broschiertes Buch

The Night Sessions

A Novel

Beschreibung

A stunning new SF thriller from the critically acclaimed author of The Execution Channel

Autor

Since graduating from Glasgow University in 1976, Ken MacLeod has worked as a computer analyst in Edinburgh. He now writes full time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 175mm x 107mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 220g
• ISBN-13: 9781841496481
• ISBN-10: 1841496480
• Artikelnr.: 25903205

Rezensionen

The characterisation is good, the processes realistic and the plot suitably complex, though never enough to confuse. Ken leads his audience through a number of set pieces to a satisfying ending. I must admit that, despite not being a religious person myself, I did have my doubts that such an extreme situation could come about in reality, though if you are able to suspend your disbelief (as I did) there's a lot to get your teeth into here. In summary then, as good as I had hoped after The Execution Channel. Intelligent, entertaining and knowledgeable, this is everything you might expect or hope for from a Ken MacLeod SF novel. Perhaps slightly more SF than The Execution Channel, though not that much more, it does make an interesting counterpoint with Charles Stross' Halting State, which has similar elements in a near-future setting (and who, coincidentally, is acknowledged at the beginning of the book.) Of the two, although I liked Halting State a lot, I preferred this. SFF WORLD