Rosewater

Name: Rosewater
ISBN: 9781781087916

by Tade Thompson

Arthur C. · 2020 · ShortlistArthur C. · 2019 · WinnerLocus Award · 2019 · Shortlist

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Apex Book CompanyOctober 13, 2016Science Fiction & FantasyISBN 9781781087916

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Arthur C. Clarke Award	2020	Shortlist
Arthur C. Clarke Award	2019	Winner	“Tade Thompson's Nigerian SF trilogy opener won for its original bio-alien premise, its authentic West African setting, and its sophisticated engagement with colonial patterns of exploitation and resistance.”
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	2019	Shortlist

About This Book

In 2066 Nigeria, a town has grown around a biodome of alien origin—and Kaaro, a government agent with xenotelepathic abilities, must investigate the dome's growing influence as it begins to reshape the country.

About the Author

Tade ThompsonGB

Tade Thompson is a British-Nigerian author and psychiatrist known for his Rosewater trilogy, set in a near-future Nigeria where an alien biodome has transformed society. He won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Rosewater (2019) and the Nommo Award (Africa's leading SF prize). Read more →