
Additionally, he can frequent a place known as the Xenosphere under his avatar as a Gryphon where he can fly. He can also manipulate people and occasionally make certain people believe they are burning alive. Kaaro can read minds, replay past events and understand individuals' whole life experiences within a matter of seconds. One is where he stops bank fraud and the other is more James Bond-esque, working for the government department of S45, which he doesn't really enjoy. He is a complex yet interesting protagonist who is a psychic. Set in Nigeria 2066, we follow Kaaro in the first person perspective. I would like to thank Tade Thompson and Orbit books for the opportunity. I received an uncorrected bound proof copy of Rosewater in exchange for an honest review. ©2017 Tade Thompson (P)2018 Hachette Audio When something begins killing off other sensitives like himself, Kaaro defies Section 45 to search for an answer, facing his past and coming to a realization about a horrifying future.


He was in the biodome at one point and decided to leave it behind. The citizens of Rosewater are enamored by the dome, hoping for a chance to meet the beings within or possibly be invited to come in themselves. And that’s just the beginning.Īn alien entity lives beneath the ground, forming a biodome around which the city of Rosewater thrives. Now he works for a government agency called Section 45, and they want him to find a woman known as Bicycle Girl.

But he left simple behind a long time ago when he was caught stealing and nearly killed by an angry mob.

Between meeting a boy who bursts into flames, alien floaters that want to devour him, and a butterfly woman who he has sex with when he enters the xenosphere, Kaaro’s life is far from the simple one he wants.
