Tade Thompson is the author of Rosewater, a John W. Campbell Award finalist and winner of the 2019 Arthur C. Clarke Award and the 2017 Nommo Award for African speculative fiction. Born in London to Yoruba parents, he lives and works on the south coast of England as an emergency room psychiatrist.
"Inventive and creepy... revolutionary."--Ozy on Rosewater
"Non-linear, challenging, and beautifully told, this novel
represents the chilling, gorgeous future of 21st-century
sci-fi."--B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
"One of the most thoughtful and inventive alien contact tales of
recent decades."--Locus on Rosewater
"Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!"--Ann Leckie on Rosewater
"A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of
original and disturbing ideas."--Adrian Tchaikovsky on
Rosewater
"A sharply satirical, ingenious thriller about an alien invasion
that's disturbing familiar. Tade Thompson has built a fascinating
world that will suck you in and keep you guessing. This book will
eat you alive, and you'll like it."--Annalee Newitz on
Rosewater
"Compellingly strange yet accessible... a character-driven, morally
grey tale of hope and potential redemption."--Publishers Weekly
(starred review) on Rosewater
"Deeply imagined characters and vibrant, startling imagery... An
author to watch."--B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Rosewater
"I found myself close to tears, the human cost of insurrection laid
bare. Thompson's willingness to push himself as a writer, to not
just rely on his strengths -- the zippy dialogue, the sharp
storytelling -- is the reason I will continue to follow his career,
why I will read whatever he writes."--Locus
"Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here,
but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one."--M. R. Carey on
Rosewater
"Mind-bending.... Alternately epic and almost claustrophobically
intimate.... The exciting second half and intriguing ending set the
stage for what promises to be a fascinating
conclusion."--Publishers Weekly
"Nothing short of brilliant.... A captivating, cerebral work of
science fiction that may very well signal a new definitive voice in
the genre."--Kirkus on Rosewater
"One of the most imaginative alien invasion scenarios I have come
across."--Aliette de Bodard, Nebula and BSFA award-winning author,
on Rosewater
"Original, entertaining, and food for thought. Tade Thompson is an
exciting new voice in our field and I can't wait to read more of
his work."--Pat Cadigan on Rosewater
"Part thriller, part mystery and part phantasmagoric journey across
a strange yet not-too-distant future, and reminiscent at times of
both Roger Zelazny and Nnedi Okorafor, Rosewater is the hardboiled,
Nigerian alien invasion story you always wanted."--Lavie Tidhar on
Rosewater
"Terrific... raises the bar, introducing a number of fascinating
new elements into an already intriguing storyline. If you haven't
go started on it already this is a series you'll want to get on
board with now."--Toronto Star
"A fiercely weird, breathtaking biopunk tale of alien invasion,
Rosewater is ambitious and smart and very, very cool."--Tasha Suri
on Rosewater
"A strange and unsettling story of psychics, conspiracy, and alien
invasion unlike anything I've read before. Masterfully constructed,
brimming with ideas and slowly unfolding mystery, Rosewater hurt my
brain in the best of ways."--Fonda Lee on Rosewater
"As strange, vivid and intricate as the alien biosphere at its
heart, Rosewater is a fabulous book and Tade Thompson is a writer
of enormous heart and talent. Just brilliant."--Dave Hutchinson on
Rosewater
"Intriguing Afrofuturistic tale [that] features an incredible
mashup of alien contact and human-centered power, delivering a
stark and gritty story that will keep readers engaged."--Library
Journal
"Inventive aliens and realistic-feeling invasion... keen
observations of how easily people ignore and accept what should be
terrifying... intriguing characters (many of them women) who have
lives of their own beyond the pages... fascinating."--Strange
Horizons on Rosewater
"Perfect for fans of William Gibson's Neuromancer, this twisty,
captivating page-turner explores the fragility of the mind and how
memory constructs identity."--BookPage on Rosewater
"Quite simply one of best books I have read for quite some
time."--SFCrowsnest on Rosewater
"This thrilling, ambitious novel offers a deftly woven and incisive
blend of science fiction, psychology, action, and mystery. Highly
recommended."--Kate Elliott on Rosewater
"Thompson's genius in displacing his tale of successive
xenobiological attacks from the West onto the developing world is
matched by his breathtakingly smart prose.... Deeply
engrossing."--The Seattle Review of Books on Rosewater
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