Rosewater (Wormwood, Book 1)

Winner of the inaugural Nommo Award for Best Novel – Africa’s first award for speculative fiction   

John W. Campbell Award finalist for Best Science Fiction Novel       

‘A magnificent tour de force’ Adrian Tchaikovsky       

‘Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!’ Ann Leckie       

‘Mesmerising’ M. R. Carey       

Rosewater is a town on the edge. A community formed around the edges of a mysterious alien biodome, its residents comprise the hopeful, the hungry and the helpless – people eager for a glimpse inside the dome or a taste of its rumoured healing powers.         

Kaaro is a government agent with a criminal past. He has seen inside the biodome, and doesn’t care to again – but when something begins killing off others like himself, Kaaro must defy his masters to search for an answer, facing his dark history and coming to a realisation about a horrifying future.