Work

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar · 2025novella

Genre
- literary & general
Theme
- identity
Place
- our world
Time
- contemporary
Tone
- reflective
Audience
- adult

Also present

Themegrief and loss

The River Has Roots is a 2025 novella by Amal El-Mohtar. The book is El-Mohtar's standalone authorial debut; she previously coauthored the 2019 novella This is How You Lose the Time War with Max Gladstone.

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Placement

Hugo Voter Packet
contained in 2026 Hugo Awards Voter Packetomnibus