The story bounces over multiple decades, laying out Kaaro’s sordid past and assorted sins, but it never loses sight of the big picture, in which the machinations of aliens (whom the reader will find both understandable and frightening) and psychics are just the backdrop for a character-driven, morally gray tale of hope and potential redemption. Thompson ( Making Wolf) cleverly lays out a compellingly strange yet accessible setting, with an underlying mystery to drive the fast-paced narrative. As Kaaro’s past, including his previous experiences with the biodome, unspools in this nonlinear adventure, he learns the disturbing secret of the aliens who have settled on Earth. When his fellow psychics start dying off, his attempts to discover the cause lead him to the alien-created biodome in the center of the city of Rosewater. Winner of the inaugural Nommo Award for Best Novel, Africa’s first award for.

Rendering America dark and swallowing the whole of London, the aliens don’t actually interact with humanity except for the introduction of the xenosphere, a shared telepathic space connecting all of humanity. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season, Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice and Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach trilogy. Set in 2066 in Nigeria, the town of Rosewater has developed around an alien dome with mysterious healing powers. Kaaro, once a thief capable of finding anything or anyone, now works for the ultra-secret Section 45 as a telepathic interrogator and investigator. Rosewater is the start of a vibrant and compellingly told trilogy by one of science fiction’s most engaging new voices perfect for fans of N. In this futuristic thriller set in the middle of the 21st century, a Nigerian psychic goes up against aliens, criminals, and bizarre phenomena while coping with an increasingly weird world.

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