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The enlivening follow-up to the award-winning sensation The Annual Migration of Clouds
Traveling alone through the climate-crisis-ravaged wilds of Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 19-year-old Reid Graham battles the elements and her lifelong chronic illness to reach the utopia of Howse University. But life in one of the storied "domes" - the last remnants of pre-collapse society - isn't what she expected. Reid tries to excel in her classes and make connections with other students, but still grapples with guilt over what happened just before she left her community. And as she learns more about life at Howse, she begins to realize she can't stand idly by as the people of the dome purposely withhold needed resources from the rest of humanity. When the worst of news comes from back home, Reid must make a choice between herself, her family, and the broken new world.
In this powerful follow-up to her award-winning novella The Annual Migration of Clouds, Premee Mohamed is at the top of her game as she explores the conflicts and complexities of this post-apocalyptic society and asks whether humanity is doomed to forever recreate its worst mistakes. Climate apocalypse meets the fierceness of the human spirit in this follow-up to the Aurora Award winner and critically acclaimed novella The Annual Migration of Clouds.
Premee Mohamed is a Nebula-, World Fantasy–, and Aurora Award–winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is the author of the Beneath the Rising series of novels as well as several novellas, and her short fiction has appeared in many venues.
Sales and Market Bullets
• DECORATED AUTHOR: Winner of the Aurora Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Nebula Award, finalist for the Writers' Guild of Alberta 2022 Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction, winner of the Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards in the "Best Novella" category, and finalist for the 2022 Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize.
• SPECULATIVE ELEMENTS: Perfect for readers who are not into "hard" sci-fi but enjoy fiction with speculative elements, such as Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.
• PRAISE FOR THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS:
• "In gorgeous prose, Mohamed (Beneath the Rising) conjures a post–climate apocalypse future … Mohamed grounds her complex, chilling vision of the future in accessible human drama, keeping a tight focus on Reid's difficult decision and the tension it creates in her relationships. It's an impressive feat of worldbuilding made stronger by the sensitive, nuanced characters and urgent questions about what people owe to each other. This packs a punch." - Publishers Weekly
• "One of the most unique and engaging voices in genre fiction … Science-fiction and horror readers alike will enjoy Mohamed's novel, which will appeal to fans of Jeff VanderMeer, Kameron Hurley, and Tochi Onyebuchi." - Booklist
• "Through Mohamed's breathtaking prose, this post-apocalyptic story unravels meditations on community building, adaptation, and collective survival … In this rich and nuanced universe, Mohamed offers an emotionally fierce and human story that takes the time and space to personalize apocalypse." - Quill & Quire, starred review
Traveling alone through the climate-crisis-ravaged wilds of Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 19-year-old Reid Graham battles the elements and her lifelong chronic illness to reach the utopia of Howse University. But life in one of the storied "domes" - the last remnants of pre-collapse society - isn't what she expected. Reid tries to excel in her classes and make connections with other students, but still grapples with guilt over what happened just before she left her community. And as she learns more about life at Howse, she begins to realize she can't stand idly by as the people of the dome purposely withhold needed resources from the rest of humanity. When the worst of news comes from back home, Reid must make a choice between herself, her family, and the broken new world.
In this powerful follow-up to her award-winning novella The Annual Migration of Clouds, Premee Mohamed is at the top of her game as she explores the conflicts and complexities of this post-apocalyptic society and asks whether humanity is doomed to forever recreate its worst mistakes. Climate apocalypse meets the fierceness of the human spirit in this follow-up to the Aurora Award winner and critically acclaimed novella The Annual Migration of Clouds.
Premee Mohamed is a Nebula-, World Fantasy–, and Aurora Award–winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is the author of the Beneath the Rising series of novels as well as several novellas, and her short fiction has appeared in many venues.
Sales and Market Bullets
• DECORATED AUTHOR: Winner of the Aurora Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Nebula Award, finalist for the Writers' Guild of Alberta 2022 Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction, winner of the Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards in the "Best Novella" category, and finalist for the 2022 Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize.
• SPECULATIVE ELEMENTS: Perfect for readers who are not into "hard" sci-fi but enjoy fiction with speculative elements, such as Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.
• PRAISE FOR THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS:
• "In gorgeous prose, Mohamed (Beneath the Rising) conjures a post–climate apocalypse future … Mohamed grounds her complex, chilling vision of the future in accessible human drama, keeping a tight focus on Reid's difficult decision and the tension it creates in her relationships. It's an impressive feat of worldbuilding made stronger by the sensitive, nuanced characters and urgent questions about what people owe to each other. This packs a punch." - Publishers Weekly
• "One of the most unique and engaging voices in genre fiction … Science-fiction and horror readers alike will enjoy Mohamed's novel, which will appeal to fans of Jeff VanderMeer, Kameron Hurley, and Tochi Onyebuchi." - Booklist
• "Through Mohamed's breathtaking prose, this post-apocalyptic story unravels meditations on community building, adaptation, and collective survival … In this rich and nuanced universe, Mohamed offers an emotionally fierce and human story that takes the time and space to personalize apocalypse." - Quill & Quire, starred review
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