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“Want mystery? A vision of near-future, post-alien occupation Earth? Afro-centric? Psychics? A relatable protagonist with a criminal past who is the only hope for saving human kind? How about some zombies and angels? A love story? Rosewater has it all, and somehow it all weaves together into an irresistible, absorbing tale. And the best news? Itโs the first in a trilogy, so when it leaves you wanting more, your wish will come true.”
— Jessica • Bookbug
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“I'm recommended books everywhere I go and I spend my life in indie bookshops all over the world and this one had come up in various conversations. I didn't read the blurb so I was going in virtually blind. I'd classify this as a slow burner but when it gets going it REALLY gets going. The poetry was what hooked me at first. There are a couple of bangers in there! Really really good. It gets pretty steamy at times so I did find myself winding up my window of the car on occasion! Brilliantly done and a superb story of love, friendship, real world struggles of survival v's ambition. I probably wouldn't have picked this up had I read the blurb but I am glad I did! ”
— Dan • Bookbugs and Dragon Tales
Rosewater is the start of an award-winning trilogy set in Nigeria, by one of science fiction's most engaging voices.
*Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, winner
*Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel, winner
Rosewater is a town on the edge. A community formed around the edges of a mysterious alien biodome, its residents comprise the hopeful, the hungry, and the helpless -- people eager for a glimpse inside the dome or a taste of its rumored healing powers.
Kaaro is a government agent with a criminal past. He has seen inside the biodome, and doesn't care to again -- but when something begins killing off others like himself, Kaaro must defy his masters to search for an answer, facing his dark history and coming to a realization about a horrifying future.
Tade Thompson's innovative, genre-bending, Afrofuturist series, the Wormwood Trilogy, is perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, N. K. Jemisin, and Ann Leckie.
Praise for Rosewater:
"Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!"ย โAnn Leckie, award winning-author of Ancillary Justiceย
"Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one."ย โM. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl with All the Giftsย
"A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas."ย โAdrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Timeย
The Wormwood Trilogy
Rosewater
Rosewater Insurrection
Rosewater Redemption
Tade Thompson is the author of Rosewater, a John W. Campbell Award finalist and winner of the 2019 Arthur C. Clarke Award and the 2017 Nommo Award for African speculative fiction. Born in London to Yoruba parents, he lives and works on the south coast of England as an emergency room psychiatrist.