
An author to watch."- B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog " Deeply imagined characters and vibrant, startling imagery. "Intriguing Afrofuturistic tale features an incredible mashup of alien contact and human-centered power, delivering a stark and gritty story that will keep readers engaged."- Library Journal

a character-driven, morally grey tale of hope and potential redemption."- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

This book will eat you alive, and you'll like it."- Annalee Newitz Tade Thompson has built a fascinating world that will suck you in and keep you guessing. " A sharply satirical, ingenious thriller about an alien invasion that's disturbing familiar. "One of the most thoughtful and inventive alien contact tales of recent decades."- Locus Deeply engrossing."- The Seattle Review of Books "Thompson's genius in displacing his tale of successive xenobiological attacks from the West onto the developing world is matched by his breathtakingly smart prose. " A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas."- Adrian Tchaikovsky A captivating, cerebral work of science fiction that may very well signal a new definitive voice in the genre."- Kirkus There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one."- M. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time "A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas." -Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl with All the Gifts There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one." -M. Fabulous!" -Ann Leckie, award winning-author of Ancillary Justice Tade Thompson's innovative, genre-bending, Afrofuturist series, the Wormwood Trilogy, is perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, N. 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.

Kaaro is a government agent with a criminal past. 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. *Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel, winner Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, winner

Rosewater is the start of an award-winning trilogy set in Nigeria, by one of science fiction's most engaging voices.
