“We Speak Through the Mountain is a gorgeous climate-focused novella that provides a frightening and realistic look at what our world might become as a backdrop to a satisfying speculative fiction tale. Mohamed asks not only what happens after the world ends, but what it means for the world to end — an apocalypse for who? This sharp, incisive novella confronts uncomfortable truths and shows the stark lines painted between who has access to survival post-collapse and who does not. This is climate fiction at its best, showing us the humanity at the heart of the crisis.” — A.C. Wise, Nebula and World Fantasy Award finalist and author of Wendy, Darling

“At its heart, this is a story about eating from the Tree of Knowledge and being thrown out of paradise as a result. Readers of hopepunk that asks difficult questions will find plenty to think about in Mohamed’s follow-up to The Annual Migration of Clouds.” — Library Journal

“Tavares grows with the heroine as her eyes open to the new environment, thoughtfully fusing with the character … not distancing herself from emotionally charged passages.” —Booklist

“This complex, fascinating follow-up to the award-winning novella The Annual Migration of Clouds is an immersive listening experience, thanks to Tavares. Her narration provides suitable aural variation and draws the listener into the story and its world.” — AudioFile Magazine

“In exacting prose, Mohamed questions the extent of our responsibility to family, community, and personal survival.” — Alberta Views