{"product_id":"the-rosewater-insurrection-book-2-of-the-wormwood-trilogy-9780356511375","title":"The Rosewater Insurrection Book 2 of the Wormwood","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 2067. The city of Rosewater is chaotic, vibrant and full of life - some of it extra-terrestrial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe charismatic mayor, Jack Jacques, has declared Rosewater a free state, independent to Nigeria. But the city''s alien dome is dying. Government forces await its demise, ready to destroy Rosewater''s independence before it has even begun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise and accolades for \u003ci\u003eRosewater\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the inaugural Nommo Award for Best Novel, \u003c\/b\u003eAfrica''s first award for speculative fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Kitschie Award for Best Novel 2019\u003cbr\u003eJohn W. Campbell Award finalist for Best Science Fiction Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A magnificent tour de force'' \u003c\/b\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!''\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Leckie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Mesmerising'' \u003c\/b\u003eM. R. Carey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs strange, vivid and intricate as the alien biosphere at its heart, \u003ci\u003eRosewater\u003c\/i\u003e is a fabulous book and Tade Thompson is \u003cb\u003ea writer of enormous heart and talent\u003c\/b\u003e. Just brilliant -- Dave Hutchinson\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efiercely weird\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebreathtaking biopunk tale\u003c\/b\u003e of alien invasion, \u003ci\u003eRosewater\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eambitious and smart and very, very cool\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tasha Suri, author of EMPIRE OF SAND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMesmerising\u003c\/b\u003e. There are echoes of \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eArrival \u003c\/i\u003ein here, but \u003cb\u003ethis astonishing debut is beholden to no-one\u003c\/b\u003e -- M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmart. Gripping. Fabulous!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ann Leckie\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosewater\u003c\/i\u003e asks you uncomfortable questions about what is right, what is wrong, what you'll tolerate, and what is human -- Mike Brooks\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003emagnificent tour de force\u003c\/b\u003e, skilfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas -- Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of CHILDREN OF TIME\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou've never been anywhere like Rosewater.\u003c\/b\u003e And you've never seen an alien invasion like this. Tade Thompson will take you someplace \u003cb\u003eincredible, full of unforgettable characters and deep insight\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eRosewater \u003c\/i\u003ecements his place as \u003cb\u003eone of our boldest and most exciting new writers\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sam J. Miller\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to providing \u003cb\u003ea gritty and intricately plotted science fiction mystery\u003c\/b\u003e, Thompson's opening of the Wormwood Trilogy considers what it means to be human -- Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugely satisfying\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a darkly beautiful gem -- SFX\u003cbr\u003eHard-edged and \u003cb\u003eutterly compelling\u003c\/b\u003e -- i newspaper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreathtakingly smart prose\u003c\/b\u003e -- SEATTLE REVIEW OF BOOKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMind-expanding\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eutterly addictive\u003c\/b\u003e -- Mark Haddon, author of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733701538135,"sku":"9780356511375","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780356511375.jpg?v=1720001298","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-rosewater-insurrection-book-2-of-the-wormwood-trilogy-9780356511375","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}