Premee Mohamed

2 universes Last reviewed 2026-09-21

Premee Mohamed is an Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She received an undergraduate degree in molecular genetics in 2002 from the University of Alberta and also holds a degree in environmental science. Mohamed works simultaneously as a writer and a professional scientist, and she additionally serves as Social Media Manager and Associate Editor for the Escape Pod science fiction podcast. Although she began writing around 2000, she did not pursue publication until 2015, when a short story was accepted for an anthology; her debut novel, Beneath the Rising, was submitted in 2016 and later launched a trilogy running through 2022. Her other major publications include These Lifeless Things (2021), And What Can We Offer You Tonight (2021), The Siege of Burning Grass (2024), The Butcher of the Forest (2024), and The Annual Migration of Clouds series (2021–2025). Mohamed has earned four Aurora Awards and two World Fantasy Awards, along with numerous nominations and finalist recognitions from the Nebula, Hugo, Locus, and British Fantasy Awards. Her short story "Willing" received a Pushcart Prize nomination in 2017, reflecting her growing reputation as a distinctive voice in contemporary speculative fiction blending scientific rigor with dark fantasy.

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Books

• The Butcher of the Forest (2024) · The Butcher of the Forest Core Canon
• The Siege of Burning Grass (2024) · The Siege of Burning Grass Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 2 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 1 (1 finalist mention)

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