Rosewater (Wormwood #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.