The Night Sessions
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The Night Sessions is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that explores a near-future Scotland where religion has been violently marginalized and a detective investigates a series of attacks on religious leaders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Night Sessions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7060143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Night Sessions Context triple: [Ken MacLeod, notableWork, The Night Sessions]
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A.
Hymns to the Night
Hymns to the Night is a seminal cycle of mystical and lyrical prose-poems by the German Romantic writer Novalis, exploring themes of death, love, and spiritual transcendence.
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B.
Because the Night
"Because the Night" is a rock song co-written by Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen that became one of Smith's signature hits and a classic of 1970s rock music.
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C.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
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D.
Still of the Night
"Still of the Night" is a 1987 hard rock song by the British band Whitesnake, known for its powerful vocals, heavy riffs, and prominent place in the glam metal era.
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E.
The Night
The Night is the 92nd chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that contrasts the paths of righteousness and wickedness and emphasizes the consequences of human choices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Night Sessions Target entity description: The Night Sessions is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that explores a near-future Scotland where religion has been violently marginalized and a detective investigates a series of attacks on religious leaders.
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A.
Hymns to the Night
Hymns to the Night is a seminal cycle of mystical and lyrical prose-poems by the German Romantic writer Novalis, exploring themes of death, love, and spiritual transcendence.
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B.
Because the Night
"Because the Night" is a rock song co-written by Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen that became one of Smith's signature hits and a classic of 1970s rock music.
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C.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
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D.
Still of the Night
"Still of the Night" is a 1987 hard rock song by the British band Whitesnake, known for its powerful vocals, heavy riffs, and prominent place in the glam metal era.
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E.
The Night
The Night is an 18th-century painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its dramatic nocturnal seascape and masterful use of light and atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Ken MacLeod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Ken MacLeod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart | investigation of bomb attacks on religious figures ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
church–state relations
ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ police procedural ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ robotics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Detective Inspector Adam Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of a secular, post-religious Britain ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Ken MacLeod bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A detective investigates a series of attacks on religious leaders in a future where religion has been violently marginalized. ⓘ |
| publisher | Orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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near-future Scotland ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial intelligence
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policing and surveillance ⓘ post-religious society ⓘ religion and secularism ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Night Sessions Description of subject: The Night Sessions is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that explores a near-future Scotland where religion has been violently marginalized and a detective investigates a series of attacks on religious leaders.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.