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The Dervish House

The Dervish House

The Dervish House is a 2010 science fiction novel by British author Ian McDonald. The novel was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2011, and won the BSFA Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in the same year. It was a nominee for the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Novel. The French translation La maison des derviches won the Planete-SF Blogger's Award in 2012.


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“He has no belief—faith is beneath his dignity—but he enjoys the designed madness of religion.”

Source: The Dervish House (2010), Ch. 1, §5 (p. 21)

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