After the Rain

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 andertonpowerplant by dave luckettdaughters of the deluge by lyn battersbywhen the bone men come by peter cooperthe birth of water cities by angela regawet work by jason nahrungfruit of the pipal tree by thoraiya dyereurope after the rain by lee battersbyheaven by jo langdonvisitors by peter m ballmouseskin by kathleen jenningsofferings by suzanne j willisthe shadow on the city of my sky by robert hogemy flood husband by sally newhameschaton and coda by dirk flinthart