After the Rain: A Graphic Novel

By Nnedi Okorafor

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419743554
• ISBN13: 9781419743559
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary

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.