The First Thousand Trees

“Readers of climate fiction and post-climate apocalypse stories, such as Alix E. Harrow’s The Knight and the Butcherbird and Mohamed’s own The Butcher of the Forest, will want to dive deep into this compelling and chilling series.” — Library Journal“This novella is emotionally bold, telling the story of Henryk and his journey to find himself in the wild, and coming to terms with even the darkest of places along the way. I’m excited for readers to discover Premee’s ambitious writing, and then be hungry to read her backlist as well!” — Brandi Morpurgo, Daisy Chain Book Co.“It tells a good story and tells it well…” — Locus“Mohamed wraps up a tension-filled narrative of shock and survival that began with Reid in The Annual Migration of Clouds (2021) and brings everything full circle in the end. Recommended for public-library cli-fi collections.” — Booklist“It’s a fast, well-written read that poses questions that can still resonate with us all.” — The Seaboard Review“The First Thousand Trees is a satisfying and thoughtful conclusion to the trilogy, and Mohamed offers readers a profound meditation on survival, humanity, and hope.” — Helena Ramsaroop“The First Thousand Trees is a quietly ambitious and emotionally rich conclusion. Mohamed trades spectacle for depth, exploring what happens when the apocalypse is past and humanity is left to ask: what now? If you value character, reflection and world-building grounded in human cost, this delivers.” — The Maple Leaf Review“Mohamed’s writing is sharp and appropriately hopeful and haunting, fluid according to what the situation calls for.” — Phylum Press

Premee Mohamed is a Nebula-, World Fantasy–, and Aurora Award–winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, AB. 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.

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