The First Thousand Trees, Premee Mohamed
The First Thousand Trees, Premee Mohamed
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The First Thousand Trees

Author: Premee Mohamed

Series: The Annual Migration of Clouds #3

Narrator: Jamie Cavanagh, Eva Tavares

Unabridged: 4 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 09/30/2025


Synopsis

“One of the most unique and engaging voices in genre fiction.” — Booklist “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 After making a grievous mistake that ended in death, Henryk Mandrusiak feels increasingly ostracized within his own community, and after the passing on of his parents and the departure of his best friend, Reid, there is little left to tie him to the place he calls home. Henryk does something he never expected: He sets out into the harsh wilds alone, in search of far-flung family. He finds his uncle’s village, but making a life for himself in this unfriendly new place — rougher and more impoverished than the campus where he grew up — isn’t easy. Henryk strives to carve out a place of his own but learns that some corners of his broken world are darker than he could have imagined. This stunning novella concludes the story Mohamed started in The Annual Migration of Clouds and continued in We Speak Through the Mountain, bleaker than ever but still in search of a spark of hope in the climate apocalypse.

About Premee Mohamed

Premee Mohamed is a Nebula, World Fantasy, and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is an assistant editor at the short fiction audio venue Escape Pod and the author of the Beneath the Rising series of novels, as well as several novellas, and her short fiction has appeared in many venues.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany) on October 06, 2025

This series is great but this final installment wasn't what I was expecting. We go back to follow Henryck, a side character from the the beginning of the first novella. After being shunned by his community he ventures to find a new place and encounters a much rougher way of life than he has experien......more

Goodreads review by Books_the_Magical_Fruit on September 20, 2025

I love Premee Mohamed’s body of work, and I’ve enjoyed everything of hers that I’ve read. “The Butcher of the Forest” remains one of my all-time favorite novellas. This particular novella centers on Henryk, Reid’s best friend, and his journey to find himself in the wake of Reid leaving. He has alway......more

Goodreads review by Hannah (hngisreading) on December 28, 2025

This was an interesting close to the trilogy. This was definitely a coming of age story for both Reid and Henryk, as they went their separate ways to figure out their place in the world. And it turns out, they will have to make it.......more

Goodreads review by Me, My Shelf, & I on November 04, 2025

Premee Mohamed's writing is as brilliant and competent as ever. But not gonna lie, this one took me awhile to get through because it is bleak. As relatable as I find the anxious bean that is Henryk, it's also very difficult to be in his head for long periods of time as he spirals and spirals. And wh......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on October 02, 2025

The story wasn't my favorite in the series but I did enjoy the atmospheric, dystopian forest setting. And thought the audio narration by Jamie Cavanagh & Eva Tavares was well done. Recommended for fans of books like The marrow thieves or Station Eleven. 10/10 for another fantastic cover illustration......more