
The Wormwood Trilogy begins with Rosewater, continues with The Rosewater Insurrection and ends in The Rosewater Redemption. 'A magnificent tour de force' Adrian Tchaikovsky Campbell Award finalist for Best Science Fiction Novel Shortlisted for the Kitschie Award for Best Novel 2019


Winner of the inaugural Nommo Award for Best Novel, Africa's first award for speculative fiction Government forces await its demise, ready to destroy Rosewater's independence before it has even begun.Īnd in the city's quiet suburbs, a woman wakes with no memory of who she is - with memories belonging to something much older and much more alien. The charismatic mayor, Jack Jacques, has declared Rosewater a free state, independent to Nigeria.

So to say I have been looking forward to this second volume is. I’ve been recommending Tade Thompson’s first Rosewater novel since I first read it last autumn, and it went on to feature prominently on my annual Best of the Year list for 2018 books. The city of Rosewater is chaotic, vibrant and full of life - some of it extra-terrestrial. Rosewater Insurrection- Tade Thompson Orbit Paperback, 375 pages Review by Joe Gordon.
