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*** Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award*** Winner of the inaugural Nommo Award for Best Novel, Africa's first award for speculative fiction Shortlisted for the Kitschie Award for Best Novel John W. Campbell Award finalist for Best Science Fiction Novel 'A magnificent tour de force' Adrian Tchaikovsky 'Mind-expanding and utterly addictive' Mark Haddon 'Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!' Ann Leckie 'Mesmerising' M. R. Carey 'An astonishing book. I wish I'd written it' Lauren Beukes 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. 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. K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season , Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice and Jeff Vandermeer's Southern Reach trilogy.
| EAN: | 9780356511368 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 20.09.2018 |
| Titel der Reihe: | The Wormwood Trilogy#1# |
| Autoren: | Thompson, Tade |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 390 |
| Keyword: | ANNIHILATION; COLONISATION; DIVERSE; SPECULATIVE; SCIENCE FICTION; NEBULA; LOCUS; FIFTH SEASON; BROKEN EARTH; AFRICAN; DANGER; MYSTERY; ACTION; RACE; CORPORATIONS; REVOLUTION; PSYCHIC; OPPRESSION; BLACK; SPIRIT; FIRST CONTACT; THRILLER; COLONIZATION; GENES; INVASION; BLACK PANTHER; AFROFUTURISM; NNEDI OKORAFOR; ANN LECKIE; BINTI; SFF; DIVERSITY; OWN VOICES; CYBERPUNK; SCI-FI; JEMISIN; THE EXPANSE; JEFF VANDERMEER; SOUTHERN REACH; PROVENANCE; ANCILLARY MERCY; ANCILLARY JUSTICE; LIES SLEEPING; WAKANDA; OWNVOICES; BLACK SFF; NIGERIA; AFROFUTURISTIC; YORUBA; LAGOS; NIGERIAN; PSYCHICS; ALIEN; TELEPATHIC; POST-COLONIAL; SPIES; METAPHYSICAL; CONTACT; CLONES; RELIGIO |
| Fachschema: | Englische Belletristik / Science Fiction~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Science Fiction |
| Fachkategorie: | Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch |
| Imprint-Titels: | Orbit |