The Rosewater Redemption

The Wormwood Trilogy, Book 3

By: Tade Thompson

Narrated by: Bayo Gbadamosi

The Rosewater Redemption concludes the award-winning, cutting edge Wormwood trilogy, set in Nigeria, by one of science fiction's most engaging new voices.

Life in the newly independent city-state of Rosewater isn't everything its citizens were expecting. The Mayor finds that debts incurred during the insurrection are coming back to haunt him. Nigeria isn't willing to let Rosewater go without a fight. And the city's alien inhabitants are threatening mass murder for their own sinister ends....

Operating across spacetime, the xenosphere, and international borders, it is up to a small group of hackers and criminals to prevent the extra-terrestrial advance. The fugitive known as Bicycle Girl, Kaaro, and his former handler Femi may be humanity's last line of defense.

Tade Thompson's innovative, genre-bending, Afrofuturist series, the Wormwood Trilogy, is perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, N. K. Jemisin, William Gibson, and Ann Leckie.

The Wormwood Trilogy
Rosewater
The Rosewater Insurrection
The Rosewater Redemption

©2019 Tade Thompson (P)2019 Hachette Audio

Nice ending

So my biggest gripe about the series is kinda silly, and that is how noticably better the writing gets as it progresses. I could barely follow the first book with it's disjointed attempt at telling a non-linear story. The second book corrected my issues with the first by approaching the subject in a more traditional format. This last entry to the series manages to in some ways make the first books' time skips much more acceptable in hindsight. The greater diversity of characters was also appreciated.
with how much of a good writer Thompson had become since the first book I regret the series being over.

Satisfying conclusion

I really enjoyed this series, and there are so many likeable characters in it. There are some really interesting revelations that solidify the story rather than make it 'jump the shark' and get 'too out there' like some sci-fi stories can sometimes do. It feels a little more realistic than the 2nd book, interestingly enough, and that's not a slight against the 2nd novel, which I also liked. The narrator is still excellent and we get to hear even more accents, which is a fun surprise. I was very curious about where the story would go from where it left off, the author definitely made some good choices. I also love learning little insights into Yoruba culture peppered into the story, as it is new to me. I think this might be my favorite in the series.

Must read if you like sci-fi.

i loved the whole trilogy. Great narration, interesting story. Will be thinking about this one a long time.

enjoyed greatly

really enjoyed the different take on alien invasion. super creative and well written. highly recommend

Innovative and progressive SciFi

I really enjoyed this trilogy. The narration was beautiful and the metaphor of alien colonization was deep and interesting. Particularly liked the representation of characters other than western white men of sci-fi in preceding decades. I hope this is the future of the Hebrew.

Unique

A unique, whacky and chaotic take on an alien invasion. A truly African perspective. It can be difficult to follow at times but I found it engaging and thought provoking.

Excellent reading of a well written work

This is more a review of the entire trilogy. It is tale rich in complexity and culture, with an ending that makes good on the listener’s time. The voicing of different characters added greatly to the whole experience.

One of the best endings in a book.series

This book is rich with content that will keep you at the edge of your feet

Solid ending

A solid ending to a series that I really enjoyed overall and well narrated as well

Closure on Rosewater and the alien invasion

Tada Thompson’s The Rosewater Redemption is the third installment in his Wormwood trilogy. The main story takes place shortly after the conclusion of Insurrection. There is an uneasy tension be-tween Rosewater and Nigeria. At the same time, the alien Homians are taking over dead human bodies by transferring consciousness. After a while, they begin intentionally murdering humans for more bodies. A core group decides to eliminate the Homians, while a legal pursuit treating body takeover as a civil rights violation proceeds. Eventually, a virus is created to deal with the digital Homians.

Thompson has too many perspectives in this tale which boils down to a group of humans pushing back against an alien invasion and the takeover of humanity. While there’s a lot going on, the complexity and richness of detail seems at odds with the overall simplicity of the plot.

The narration is reasonable with modest character distinction; the heavy accent requires close attention. Pacing is quite slow.