The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed Series: The Annual Migration of Clouds #1
Published by ECW Press on September 28, 2021
Genres: Fiction / Dystopian, Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
Pages: 168
Format: Paperback
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A novella set in post–climate disaster Alberta; a woman infected with a mysterious parasite must choose whether to pursue a rare opportunity far from home or stay and help rebuild her community
The world is nothing like it once was: climate disasters have wracked the continent, causing food shortages, ending industry, and leaving little behind. Then came Cad, mysterious mind-altering fungi that invade the bodies of the now scattered citizenry. Reid, a young woman who carries this parasite, has been given a chance to get away — to move to one of the last remnants of pre-disaster society — but she can’t bring herself to abandon her mother and the community that relies on her. When she’s offered a coveted place on a dangerous and profitable mission, she jumps at the opportunity to set her family up for life, but how can Reid ask people to put their trust in her when she can’t even trust her own mind?
With keen insight and biting prose, Premee Mohamed delivers a deeply personal tale in this post-apocalyptic hopepunk novella that reflects on the meaning of community and asks what we owe to those who have lifted us up.
I had a lot of trouble Reading for Fun this year because I did too much Reading for School, but one book I really enjoyed was THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS by Premee Mohamed (also author of the incredible “Beneath the Rising” series). I read this in its entirety on a plane coming back from New York, and I think getting on and off planes is always a lifechanging wild experience, but this time, I felt perhaps more so. Parts of this novella are so beautiful in just description that I teared up while reading them. I was left with more questions than answers, which is frustrating but in an extremely good way. What’s even better, though, is that Mohamed has a sequel coming out in 2024, WE SPEAK THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, so you’ll have only a few months to percolate on those questions before some of them are answered (and more, I hope, unanswered).
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