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The Rosewater Redemption

Book 3 of the Wormwood Trilogy
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Life in the newly independent city state of Rosewater is fraught with tension as debts from a recent insurrection threaten the future. Mayor Jacques must navigate threats from Nigeria and a sinister alien faction known for murdering humans to facilitate their invasion. Amidst this turmoil, a small group of hackers and criminals, including the fugitive Bicycle Girl, Kaaro, and his former handler Femi, emerge as humanity's last hope against an extraterrestrial advance spanning spacetime and international borders. The Rosewater Redemption is the compelling finale to Tade Thompson's acclaimed WORMWOOD trilogy.
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This book is ideal for readers who enjoy smart, ambitious science fiction with a biopunk touch, as well as those intrigued by intricate alien invasions and complex characters. Fans of speculative fiction seeking a blend of political tension and extraterrestrial intrigue will find it especially compelling.

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The Rosewater Redemption

In this powerful finale to the award-winning Wormwood trilogy, life in the newly independent city state of Rosewater isn't everything its citizens were expecting . . .

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Life in the newly independent city state of Rosewater isn't everything its citizens were expecting...

Mayor Jacques finds that debts incurred during the insurrection are coming back to haunt him. Nigeria isn't willing to let Rosewater go without a fight...

And among the city's alien inhabitants, a group has emerged who murder humans to provide bodies for their takeover...

Operating across spacetime, the xenosphere and international borders, it is up to a small group of hackers and criminals to prevent the extraterrestrial advance. The fugitive known as Bicycle Girl, Kaaro and his old handler Femi, may be humanity's last line of defence.

The Rosewater Redemption is the powerful conclusion to Tade Thompson's award-winning WORMWOOD trilogy.

Series: The Wormwood Trilogy

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Tade Thompson is celebrated for his immense heart and talent, delivering a story unlike any other. Readers experience a unique alien invasion set in the unforgettable city of Rosewater, blending biopunk elements with profound insight. Praised as fiercely weird, ambitious, and mesmerizing, the novel evokes echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival yet stands distinctly original.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780356511399

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 October 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orbit

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 273g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Tade Thompson is the author of Rosewater, which was the winner of the 2019 Arthur C. Clarke Award, inaugural winner of the Nommo Award and a John W. Campbell finalist. He has written a trilogy set in the world of Rosewater and is working on a space opera. His Shirley Jackson Award-shortlisted novella The Murders of Molly Southbourne has recently been optioned for screen adaptation. Born in London to Yoruba parents, he lives and works on the south coast of England where he battles an addiction to books.

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