Rosewater by Tade Thompson
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!" --Ann Leckie, award winning-author of Ancillary Justice
"Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one." --M. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl with All the Gifts
"A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas." --Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time
The Wormwood Trilogy
Rosewater
Rosewater Insurrection
Rosewater Redemption
Rosewater, a John W. Campbell novel, is written by Tade Thompson. Finalist for the Campbell Award and winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for 2019. The 2017 Nommo Prize for African Speculative Fiction and the Clarke Award for African Speculative Fiction He was born in London to Yoruba parents and now works as an emergency room psychiatrist on the south coast of England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316449052 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316449059 |
| Title | Rosewater |
| Author | Tade Thompson |
| Series | Wormwood Trilogy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orbit |
| Year published | 2018-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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