We Speak Through the Mountain

Written by Premee Mohamed

Narrated by Eva Tavares

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ECW Press
• Release date: Jun 18, 2024
• ISBN: 9781778523441

Premee Mohamed

Premee Mohamed is an Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is the author of speculative fiction novels 'Beneath the Rising' (2020), 'A Broken Darkness' (2021), and novellas 'These Lifeless Things' (2021), 'And What Can We Offer You Tonight' (2021), and 'The Annual Migration of Clouds' (2021). Her short fiction has appeared in a variety of venues and she can be found on Twitter at @premeesaurus

Reviews for We Speak Through the Mountain

[ojibwaygma · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I found the first book,The Annual Migration of Clouds, at my library and listened to it on the Hoopla app. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this kind of book given the state of the world right now. However I found it enthralling. I haven't hung onto a writer's words like I did with these books in a very long time. I can't wait for the next one.

[Tina · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Again, Mohamed uses her knowledge of the environment and what an environmental fallout can lead to. Here we follow Reid from one community that finds strength in sharing and togetherness to one where it seems they aim to collect bright minds under the guise of restoring the environment, but have suppressed that part of us that excels at community.