The Annual Migration of Clouds
In a devastated future where climate collapse has fractured the world into small, wary settlements, Reid lives with a genetic condition, inherited from her mother, that periodically overwhelms her with an urge to leave home and wander — the "migration" that gives the novella its title. When she is unexpectedly offered a place at a mysterious foreign university, Reid must decide whether to abandon the fragile, familiar community that has kept her safe.
Premee Mohamed's The Annual Migration of Clouds is a quiet, character-driven post-apocalyptic novella about chronic illness, found community, and the pull between the safety of the known and the risk of leaving it behind.
A young woman with an inherited genetic condition, weighing whether to leave her settlement for a distant university.
This novella is the first entry in a series that continues with the 2024 release titled We Speak Through the Mountain.
The author developed the fictional Cadastrulamyces parasite by drawing inspiration from real-world biological entities such as Cordyceps and Wolbachia.
The story is set in a future version of Edmonton, Alberta, and specifically features the University of Alberta campus as a central location for the characters.