Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Apple-Tree Throne | 2018 | Premee Mohamed | Buy |
| 2 | And What Can We Offer You Tonight | 2021 | Premee Mohamed | Buy |
| 3 | Butcher of the Forest | 2024 | Premee Mohamed | Buy |
| 4 | The Rider, The Ride, The Rich Man’s Wife | 2024 | Premee Mohamed | Buy |
Premee Mohamed’s individual short fiction and novellas include some of her most decorated work. The Apple-Tree Throne (2018) was her debut novella, published early in her career. And What Can We Offer You Tonight (2021) is a compact, dark piece about sex workers in a future city after a man is murdered and a woman returns from the dead.
Butcher of the Forest (2024) is the most significant entry in this list — a dark fantasy novella in which a woman negotiates with a forest that has taken children, combining folklore-adjacent atmosphere with Mohamed’s characteristic attention to systems of power and obligation. Its Aurora Award win and Hugo and Nebula nominations placed it among the best shorter fiction of the year. The Rider, The Ride, The Rich Man’s Wife (2024), also listed here, continues the short-form work that runs alongside her novel production.