'One of the most thoughtful and inventive alien contact tales of recent decades.'- Locus on Rosewater This book will eat you alive, and you'll like it.'- Annalee Newitz on Rosewater 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. Deeply engrossing.'- The Seattle Review of Books on Rosewater '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 on Rosewater A captivating, cerebral work of science fiction that may very well signal a new definitive voice in the genre.'- Kirkus on Rosewater There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one.'- M. The exciting second half and intriguing ending set the stage for what promises to be a fascinating conclusion.'- Publishers Weekly Alternately epic and almost claustrophobically intimate. If you haven't go started on it already this is a series you'll want to get on board with now.'- Toronto Star raises the bar, introducing a number of fascinating new elements into an already intriguing storyline. Thompson's willingness to push himself as a writer, to not just rely on his strengths - the zippy dialogue, the sharp storytelling - is the reason I will continue to follow his career, why I will read whatever he writes.'- Locus ' I found myself close to tears, the human cost of insurrection laid bare.

'Non-linear, challenging, and beautifully told, this novel represents the chilling, gorgeous future of 21st-century sci-fi.'- B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog 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 Innovative and genre-bending, Tade Thompson's ambitious Afrofuturist series is perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, N. But Aminat is stymied by the machinations of the Mayor of Rosewater and the emergence of an old enemy of Wormwood. She must capture a woman who is the key to the survival of the human race. The government agent Aminat, the lover of the retired sensitive Kaaro, is at the forefront of the cold, silent conflict. Those who know the truth of the invasion keep the secret. The Rosewater Insurrection continues the award-winning science fiction trilogy by one of science fiction's most engaging voices.Īll is quiet in the city of Rosewater as it expands on the back of the gargantuan alien Wormwood.

The wormwood trilogy by tade thompson