After the Rain is a graphic novel adaptation of Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor's short story "On the Road."

During a violent and unexpected storm in a small Nigerian town, the destiny of a Nigerian-American woman named Chioma is revealed . . . and her life is changed forever. She answers a knock at her door and is horrified to see a boy with a severe head wound standing at her doorstep. He reaches for her, and his touch burns like fire. Something is very wrong. Haunted and hunted, Chioma must embrace her heritage in order to survive.

John Jennings and David Brame's graphic novel collaboration uses bold art and colors to powerfully tell this tale of identity and destiny.


Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 01/05/2021
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.70w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781419743559


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2020 pg. 83
Publishers Weekly 01/04/2021
Booklist 01/01/2021 pg. 52
School Library Journal 02/01/2021 pg. 81

About the Author
Nnedi Okorafor, PhD, is a Nigerian-American author of African-rooted science fiction and fantasy. Her works include Who Fears Death, the Binti trilogy, and the Akata series.

John Jennings is the curator of the Megascope list and illustrator of the graphic novel adaptations of Octavia E. Butler's Kindred and Parable of the Sower. He is a professor of media and cultural studies at the University of California, Riverside.

David Brame is a talented comics artist who has worked on titles such as Box of Bones and Necromancer Bill. He lives in Mexico.