The aftermath of rain, be it showers, storms or floods, can change the landscape. In this book, fifteen of Australia’s best and brightest speculative fiction authors offer literal and figurative interpretations of what follows rain, in this reality and others.
From the earliest of bible stories to World War II Germany, from tiny creatures grown of raindrops to alien planets and future worlds, After the Rain considers the changes rain can bring, if one steps slight left of reality.
Table of Contents:
from the dry heart to the sea by joanne anderton powerplant by dave luckett daughters of the deluge by lyn battersby when the bone men come by peter cooper the birth of water cities by angela rega wet work by jason nahrung fruit of the pipal tree by thoraiya dyer europe after the rain by lee battersby heaven by jo langdon visitors by peter m ball mouseskin by kathleen jennings offerings by suzanne j willis the shadow on the city of my sky by robert hoge my flood husband by sally newham eschaton and coda by dirk flinthart
The aftermath of rain, be it showers, storms or floods, can change the landscape. In this book, fifteen of Australia’s best and brightest speculative fiction authors offer literal and figurative interpretations of what follows rain, in this reality and others.
From the earliest of bible stories to World War II Germany, from tiny creatures grown of raindrops to alien planets and future worlds, After the Rain considers the changes rain can bring, if one steps slight left of reality.
Table of Contents:
from the dry heart to the sea by joanne anderton powerplant by dave luckett daughters of the deluge by lyn battersby when the bone men come by peter cooper the birth of water cities by angela rega wet work by jason nahrung fruit of the pipal tree by thoraiya dyer europe after the rain by lee battersby heaven by jo langdon visitors by peter m ball mouseskin by kathleen jennings offerings by suzanne j willis the shadow on the city of my sky by robert hoge my flood husband by sally newham eschaton and coda by dirk flinthart