The Rosewater Insurrection

Author:   Tade Thompson
Publisher:   Orbit
Volume:   2
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Pages:   416
Publication Date:   12 March 2019
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The Rosewater Insurrection continues the award-winning, cutting edge Wormwood trilogy, set in Nigeria, by one of science fiction's most engaging new voices. All is quiet in the city of Rosewater as it expands on the back of the gargantuan alien Wormwood. Those who know the truth of the invasion keep the secret. The government agent Aminat, the lover of the retired sensitive Kaaro, is at the forefront of the cold, silent conflict. She must capture a woman who is the key to the survival of the human race. But Aminat is stymied by the machinations of the Mayor of Rosewater and the emergence of an old enemy of Wormwood... Tade Thompson's innovative, genre-bending, Afrofuturist series, the Wormwood Trilogy, is perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, N. K. Jemisin, William Gibson, and Ann Leckie.

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Author:   Tade Thompson
Publisher:   Orbit
Imprint:   Orbit
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 13.70cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 20.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780316449083


ISBN 10:   0316449083
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   12 March 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Mind-bending.... Alternately epic and almost claustrophobically intimate.... The exciting second half and intriguing ending set the stage for what promises to be a fascinating conclusion. --Publishers Weekly Terrific... raises the bar, introducing a number of fascinating new elements into an already intriguing storyline. If you haven't go started on it already this is a series you'll want to get on board with now. --Toronto Star I found myself close to tears, the human cost of insurrection laid bare. 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 Non-linear, challenging, and beautifully told, this novel represents the chilling, gorgeous future of 21st-century sci-fi. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog One of the most thoughtful and inventive alien contact tales of recent decades. --Locus on Rosewater Intriguing Afrofuturistic tale [that] features an incredible mashup of alien contact and human-centered power, delivering a stark and gritty story that will keep readers engaged. --Library Journal Part thriller, part mystery and part phantasmagoric journey across a strange yet not-too-distant future, and reminiscent at times of both Roger Zelazny and Nnedi Okorafor, Rosewater is the hardboiled, Nigerian alien invasion story you always wanted. --Lavie Tidhar on Rosewater Original, entertaining, and food for thought. Tade Thompson is an exciting new voice in our field and I can't wait to read more of his work. --Pat Cadigan on Rosewater As strange, vivid and intricate as the alien biosphere at its heart, Rosewater is a fabulous book and Tade Thompson is a writer of enormous heart and talent. Just brilliant. --Dave Hutchinson on Rosewater Quite simply one of best books I have read for quite some time. --SFCrowsnest on Rosewater A fiercely weird, breathtaking biopunk tale of alien invasion, Rosewater is ambitious and smart and very, very cool. --Tasha Suri on Rosewater Inventive aliens and realistic-feeling invasion... keen observations of how easily people ignore and accept what should be terrifying... intriguing characters (many of them women) who have lives of their own beyond the pages... fascinating. --Strange Horizons on Rosewater Perfect for fans of William Gibson's Neuromancer, this twisty, captivating page-turner explores the fragility of the mind and how memory constructs identity. --BookPage on Rosewater A strange and unsettling story of psychics, conspiracy, and alien invasion unlike anything I've read before. Masterfully constructed, brimming with ideas and slowly unfolding mystery, Rosewater hurt my brain in the best of ways. --Fonda Lee on Rosewater A sharply satirical, ingenious thriller about an alien invasion that's disturbing familiar. Tade Thompson has built a fascinating world that will suck you in and keep you guessing. This book will eat you alive, and you'll like it. --Annalee Newitz 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.... Deeply engrossing. --The Seattle Review of Books on Rosewater A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas. --Adrian Tchaikovsky on Rosewater Nothing short of brilliant.... A captivating, cerebral work of science fiction that may very well signal a new definitive voice in the genre. --Kirkus on Rosewater Smart. Gripping. Fabulous! --Ann Leckie on Rosewater Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one. --M. R. Carey on Rosewater Deeply imagined characters and vibrant, startling imagery... An author to watch. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Rosewater Inventive and creepy... revolutionary. --Ozy on Rosewater One of the most imaginative alien invasion scenarios I have come across. --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula and BSFA award-winning author, on Rosewater This thrilling, ambitious novel offers a deftly woven and incisive blend of science fiction, psychology, action, and mystery. Highly recommended. --Kate Elliott on Rosewater Compellingly strange yet accessible... a character-driven, morally grey tale of hope and potential redemption. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Rosewater


One of the most thoughtful and inventive alien contact tales of recent decades. --Locus on Rosewater Intriguing Afrofuturistic tale [that] features an incredible mashup of alien contact and human-centered power, delivering a stark and gritty story that will keep readers engaged. --Library Journal Part thriller, part mystery and part phantasmagoric journey across a strange yet not-too-distant future, and reminiscent at times of both Roger Zelazny and Nnedi Okorafor, Rosewater is the hardboiled, Nigerian alien invasion story you always wanted. --Lavie Tidhar on Rosewater Original, entertaining, and food for thought. Tade Thompson is an exciting new voice in our field and I can't wait to read more of his work. --Pat Cadigan on Rosewater Quite simply one of best books I have read for quite some time. --SFCrowsnest on Rosewater Inventive aliens and realistic-feeling invasion... keen observations of how easily people ignore and accept what should be terrifying... intriguing characters (many of them women) who have lives of their own beyond the pages... fascinating. --Strange Horizons on Rosewater A strange and unsettling story of psychics, conspiracy, and alien invasion unlike anything I've read before. Masterfully constructed, brimming with ideas and slowly unfolding mystery, Rosewater hurt my brain in the best of ways. --Fonda Lee on Rosewater As strange, vivid and intricate as the alien biosphere at its heart, Rosewater is a fabulous book and Tade Thompson is a writer of enormous heart and talent. Just brilliant. --Dave Hutchinson on Rosewater A fiercely weird, breathtaking biopunk tale of alien invasion, Rosewater is ambitious and smart and very, very cool. --Tasha Suri on Rosewater Perfect for fans of William Gibson's Neuromancer, this twisty, captivating page-turner explores the fragility of the mind and how memory constructs identity. --BookPage on Rosewater A sharply satirical, ingenious thriller about an alien invasion that's disturbing familiar. Tade Thompson has built a fascinating world that will suck you in and keep you guessing. This book will eat you alive, and you'll like it. --Annalee Newitz 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.... Deeply engrossing. --The Seattle Review of Books on Rosewater A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas. --Adrian Tchaikovsky on Rosewater Nothing short of brilliant.... A captivating, cerebral work of science fiction that may very well signal a new definitive voice in the genre. --Kirkus on Rosewater Smart. Gripping. Fabulous! --Ann Leckie on Rosewater Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one. --M. R. Carey on Rosewater Inventive and creepy... revolutionary. --Ozy on Rosewater One of the most imaginative alien invasion scenarios I have come across. --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula and BSFA award-winning author, on Rosewater This thrilling, ambitious novel offers a deftly woven and incisive blend of science fiction, psychology, action, and mystery. Highly recommended. --Kate Elliott on Rosewater Deeply imagined characters and vibrant, startling imagery... An author to watch. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Rosewater Compellingly strange yet accessible... a character-driven, morally grey tale of hope and potential redemption. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) 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.... Deeply engrossing. --The Seattle Review of Books on Rosewater This thrilling, ambitious novel offers a deftly woven and incisive blend of science fiction, psychology, action, and mystery. Highly recommended. --Kate Elliott on Rosewater Quite simply one of best books I have read for quite some time. --SFCrowsnest on Rosewater Perfect for fans of William Gibson's Neuromancer, this twisty, captivating page-turner explores the fragility of the mind and how memory constructs identity. --BookPage on Rosewater Inventive aliens and realistic-feeling invasion... keen observations of how easily people ignore and accept what should be terrifying... intriguing characters (many of them women) who have lives of their own beyond the pages... fascinating. --Strange Horizons on Rosewater Intriguing Afrofuturistic tale [that] features an incredible mashup of alien contact and human-centered power, delivering a stark and gritty story that will keep readers engaged. --Library Journal As strange, vivid and intricate as the alien biosphere at its heart, Rosewater is a fabulous book and Tade Thompson is a writer of enormous heart and talent. Just brilliant. --Dave Hutchinson on Rosewater A strange and unsettling story of psychics, conspiracy, and alien invasion unlike anything I've read before. Masterfully constructed, brimming with ideas and slowly unfolding mystery, Rosewater hurt my brain in the best of ways. --Fonda Lee on Rosewater A fiercely weird, breathtaking biopunk tale of alien invasion, Rosewater is ambitious and smart and very, very cool. --Tasha Suri on Rosewater Terrific... raises the bar, introducing a number of fascinating new elements into an already intriguing storyline. If you haven't go started on it already this is a series you'll want to get on board with now. --Toronto Star Part thriller, part mystery and part phantasmagoric journey across a strange yet not-too-distant future, and reminiscent at times of both Roger Zelazny and Nnedi Okorafor, Rosewater is the hardboiled, Nigerian alien invasion story you always wanted. --Lavie Tidhar on Rosewater Original, entertaining, and food for thought. Tade Thompson is an exciting new voice in our field and I can't wait to read more of his work. --Pat Cadigan on Rosewater One of the most imaginative alien invasion scenarios I have come across. --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula and BSFA award-winning author, on Rosewater Nothing short of brilliant.... A captivating, cerebral work of science fiction that may very well signal a new definitive voice in the genre. --Kirkus on Rosewater Mind-bending.... Alternately epic and almost claustrophobically intimate.... The exciting second half and intriguing ending set the stage for what promises to be a fascinating conclusion. --Publishers Weekly Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one. --M. R. Carey on Rosewater I found myself close to tears, the human cost of insurrection laid bare. 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 Deeply imagined characters and vibrant, startling imagery... An author to watch. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Rosewater Compellingly strange yet accessible... a character-driven, morally grey tale of hope and potential redemption. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Rosewater A sharply satirical, ingenious thriller about an alien invasion that's disturbing familiar. Tade Thompson has built a fascinating world that will suck you in and keep you guessing. This book will eat you alive, and you'll like it. --Annalee Newitz on Rosewater A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas. --Adrian Tchaikovsky on Rosewater Smart. Gripping. Fabulous! --Ann Leckie on Rosewater One of the most thoughtful and inventive alien contact tales of recent decades. --Locus on Rosewater Non-linear, challenging, and beautifully told, this novel represents the chilling, gorgeous future of 21st-century sci-fi. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog Inventive and creepy... revolutionary. --Ozy on Rosewater


One of the most thoughtful and inventive alien contact tales of recent decades. --Locus on Rosewater Intriguing Afrofuturistic tale [that] features an incredible mashup of alien contact and human-centered power, delivering a stark and gritty story that will keep readers engaged. --Library Journal Part thriller, part mystery and part phantasmagoric journey across a strange yet not-too-distant future, and reminiscent at times of both Roger Zelazny and Nnedi Okorafor, Rosewater is the hardboiled, Nigerian alien invasion story you always wanted. --Lavie Tidhar on Rosewater Original, entertaining, and food for thought. Tade Thompson is an exciting new voice in our field and I can't wait to read more of his work. --Pat Cadigan on Rosewater As strange, vivid and intricate as the alien biosphere at its heart, Rosewater is a fabulous book and Tade Thompson is a writer of enormous heart and talent. Just brilliant. --Dave Hutchinson on Rosewater Quite simply one of best books I have read for quite some time. --SFCrowsnest on Rosewater A fiercely weird, breathtaking biopunk tale of alien invasion, Rosewater is ambitious and smart and very, very cool. --Tasha Suri on Rosewater Inventive aliens and realistic-feeling invasion... keen observations of how easily people ignore and accept what should be terrifying... intriguing characters (many of them women) who have lives of their own beyond the pages... fascinating. --Strange Horizons on Rosewater Perfect for fans of William Gibson's Neuromancer, this twisty, captivating page-turner explores the fragility of the mind and how memory constructs identity. --BookPage on Rosewater A strange and unsettling story of psychics, conspiracy, and alien invasion unlike anything I've read before. Masterfully constructed, brimming with ideas and slowly unfolding mystery, Rosewater hurt my brain in the best of ways. --Fonda Lee on Rosewater A sharply satirical, ingenious thriller about an alien invasion that's disturbing familiar. Tade Thompson has built a fascinating world that will suck you in and keep you guessing. This book will eat you alive, and you'll like it. --Annalee Newitz 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.... Deeply engrossing. --The Seattle Review of Books on Rosewater A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas. --Adrian Tchaikovsky on Rosewater Nothing short of brilliant.... A captivating, cerebral work of science fiction that may very well signal a new definitive voice in the genre. --Kirkus on Rosewater Smart. Gripping. Fabulous! --Ann Leckie on Rosewater Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one. --M. R. Carey on Rosewater Inventive and creepy... revolutionary. --Ozy on Rosewater One of the most imaginative alien invasion scenarios I have come across. --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula and BSFA award-winning author, on Rosewater This thrilling, ambitious novel offers a deftly woven and incisive blend of science fiction, psychology, action, and mystery. Highly recommended. --Kate Elliott on Rosewater Deeply imagined characters and vibrant, startling imagery... An author to watch. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Rosewater Compellingly strange yet accessible... a character-driven, morally grey tale of hope and potential redemption. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Rosewater


Inventive and creepy... revolutionary. --Ozy on Rosewater This thrilling, ambitious novel offers a deftly woven and incisive blend of science fiction, psychology, action, and mystery. Highly recommended. --Kate Elliott on Rosewater Compellingly strange yet accessible... a character-driven, morally grey tale of hope and potential redemption. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Rosewater One of the most imaginative alien invasion scenarios I have come across. --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula and BSFA award-winning author, on Rosewater Part thriller, part mystery and part phantasmagoric journey across a strange yet not-too-distant future, and reminiscent at times of both Roger Zelazny and Nnedi Okorafor, Rosewater is the hardboiled, Nigerian alien invasion story you always wanted. --Lavie Tidhar Deeply imagined characters and vibrant, startling imagery... An author to watch. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Rosewater


Intriguing Afrofuturistic tale [that] features an incredible mashup of alien contact and human-centered power, delivering a stark and gritty story that will keep readers engaged. --Library Journal Part thriller, part mystery and part phantasmagoric journey across a strange yet not-too-distant future, and reminiscent at times of both Roger Zelazny and Nnedi Okorafor, Rosewater is the hardboiled, Nigerian alien invasion story you always wanted. --Lavie Tidhar on Rosewater Original, entertaining, and food for thought. Tade Thompson is an exciting new voice in our field and I can't wait to read more of his work. --Pat Cadigan on Rosewater As strange, vivid and intricate as the alien biosphere at its heart, Rosewater is a fabulous book and Tade Thompson is a writer of enormous heart and talent. Just brilliant. --Dave Hutchinson on Rosewater Quite simply one of best books I have read for quite some time. --SFCrowsnest on Rosewater A fiercely weird, breathtaking biopunk tale of alien invasion, Rosewater is ambitious and smart and very, very cool. --Tasha Suri on Rosewater Inventive aliens and realistic-feeling invasion... keen observations of how easily people ignore and accept what should be terrifying... intriguing characters (many of them women) who have lives of their own beyond the pages... fascinating. --Strange Horizons on Rosewater Perfect for fans of William Gibson's Neuromancer, this twisty, captivating page-turner explores the fragility of the mind and how memory constructs identity. --BookPage on Rosewater A strange and unsettling story of psychics, conspiracy, and alien invasion unlike anything I've read before. Masterfully constructed, brimming with ideas and slowly unfolding mystery, Rosewater hurt my brain in the best of ways. --Fonda Lee on Rosewater A sharply satirical, ingenious thriller about an alien invasion that's disturbing familiar. Tade Thompson has built a fascinating world that will suck you in and keep you guessing. This book will eat you alive, and you'll like it. --Annalee Newitz 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.... Deeply engrossing. --The Seattle Review of Books on Rosewater A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas. --Adrian Tchaikovsky on Rosewater Nothing short of brilliant.... A captivating, cerebral work of science fiction that may very well signal a new definitive voice in the genre. --Kirkus on Rosewater Smart. Gripping. Fabulous! --Ann Leckie on Rosewater Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one. --M. R. Carey on Rosewater Inventive and creepy... revolutionary. --Ozy on Rosewater One of the most imaginative alien invasion scenarios I have come across. --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula and BSFA award-winning author, on Rosewater This thrilling, ambitious novel offers a deftly woven and incisive blend of science fiction, psychology, action, and mystery. Highly recommended. --Kate Elliott on Rosewater Deeply imagined characters and vibrant, startling imagery... An author to watch. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Rosewater Compellingly strange yet accessible... a character-driven, morally grey tale of hope and potential redemption. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Rosewater


I found myself close to tears, the human cost of insurrection laid bare. 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 Non-linear, challenging, and beautifully told, this novel represents the chilling, gorgeous future of 21st-century sci-fi. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog One of the most thoughtful and inventive alien contact tales of recent decades. --Locus on Rosewater Intriguing Afrofuturistic tale [that] features an incredible mashup of alien contact and human-centered power, delivering a stark and gritty story that will keep readers engaged. --Library Journal Original, entertaining, and food for thought. Tade Thompson is an exciting new voice in our field and I can't wait to read more of his work. --Pat Cadigan on Rosewater Quite simply one of best books I have read for quite some time. --SFCrowsnest on Rosewater Perfect for fans of William Gibson's Neuromancer, this twisty, captivating page-turner explores the fragility of the mind and how memory constructs identity. --BookPage on Rosewater A sharply satirical, ingenious thriller about an alien invasion that's disturbing familiar. Tade Thompson has built a fascinating world that will suck you in and keep you guessing. This book will eat you alive, and you'll like it. --Annalee Newitz on Rosewater Smart. Gripping. Fabulous! --Ann Leckie on Rosewater Part thriller, part mystery and part phantasmagoric journey across a strange yet not-too-distant future, and reminiscent at times of both Roger Zelazny and Nnedi Okorafor, Rosewater is the hardboiled, Nigerian alien invasion story you always wanted. --Lavie Tidhar on Rosewater As strange, vivid and intricate as the alien biosphere at its heart, Rosewater is a fabulous book and Tade Thompson is a writer of enormous heart and talent. Just brilliant. --Dave Hutchinson on Rosewater A fiercely weird, breathtaking biopunk tale of alien invasion, Rosewater is ambitious and smart and very, very cool. --Tasha Suri on Rosewater Inventive aliens and realistic-feeling invasion... keen observations of how easily people ignore and accept what should be terrifying... intriguing characters (many of them women) who have lives of their own beyond the pages... fascinating. --Strange Horizons on Rosewater A strange and unsettling story of psychics, conspiracy, and alien invasion unlike anything I've read before. Masterfully constructed, brimming with ideas and slowly unfolding mystery, Rosewater hurt my brain in the best of ways. --Fonda Lee 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.... Deeply engrossing. --The Seattle Review of Books on Rosewater A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas. --Adrian Tchaikovsky on Rosewater Nothing short of brilliant.... A captivating, cerebral work of science fiction that may very well signal a new definitive voice in the genre. --Kirkus on Rosewater Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one. --M. R. Carey on Rosewater Inventive and creepy... revolutionary. --Ozy on Rosewater One of the most imaginative alien invasion scenarios I have come across. --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula and BSFA award-winning author, on Rosewater This thrilling, ambitious novel offers a deftly woven and incisive blend of science fiction, psychology, action, and mystery. Highly recommended. --Kate Elliott on Rosewater Compellingly strange yet accessible... a character-driven, morally grey tale of hope and potential redemption. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Rosewater Deeply imagined characters and vibrant, startling imagery... An author to watch. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Rosewater


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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.

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