After the Rain

By Nnedi Okorafor

Book Overview

Nnedi Okorafor's story of Chioma, a young Nigerian-American woman whose destiny is revealed during a furious rainstorm--now in paperback, with bonus content including Q&As with the creative team and never-before-seen art and designs

After the Rain is an adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's short story, "On the Road." The adaptation, written by John Jennings and illustrated by David Brame, begins in Nigeria during a powerful and unexpected storm. While visiting her grandmother, a young Nigerian-American woman named Chioma answers a knock at the door and is horrified by what she sees--a young boy with a severe head wound is standing on the doorstep.

When he touches Chioma, his hand burns like fire and just as suddenly as he arrived, he disappears. Her grandmother comes down to see what is wrong and chastises Chioma for opening the door for a stranger. Outside there are only footprints in the mud which vanish in the same manner as their owner.

This event sets off a chain of mysterious occurrences that become more and more terrifying. Chioma knows that something is wrong, and that the boy has "marked" her in some way. . . . Haunted and hunted, Chioma must embrace her heritage in order to survive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419743562
• ISBN13: 9781419743566
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

I think the finished product will be stunning

3.5 stars, this was an advanced reader’s copy and it was hard to read in parts, but was definitely creepy. The full color art was mentioned in the synopsis, but the advanced copy wasn’t in color and I was kinda bummed about that (whether ARCs have color seems hit or miss, but I couldn’t tell going in). The story was good from what I could read, the art well done (though black and white), and there were some very creepy parts, with a satisfying ending.