Nothing But the Rain
Tor/Forge · Paperback · March 14, 2023
A sleepy little town discovers its memories have become part of the water cycle in Naomi Salman's debut novella, Nothing but the Rain.
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- Who it’s for
- A quietly unsettling novella turns rain, memory, and survival into an eerie reading experience.
- Themes
- Memory loss, Survival, Rebellion
- Genres
- Dystopian, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Epistolary Fiction
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A sleepy little town discovers its memories have become part of the water cycle in Naomi Salman's debut novella, Nothing but the Rain. The rain in Aloisville is never-ending, and no one can remember when it started. There’s not much they can remember. With every drop that hits their skin, a bit of memory is washed away. Stay too long in the wet, and you’ll lose everything you used to be.
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By the time Laverne begins keeping a journal, the small town she calls home has been irreparably changed. Every drop of water is dangerous, from leaky faucets to the near-constant rainfall, and a careless trip outside can mean a life down the drain. With mysterious forces preventing escape, calls for rebellion seem to be on every resident’s lips. But Laverne has no interest in fighting. She has no interest in rebellion. She just wants to survive.
Rain and Recall
A quietly unsettling novella turns rain, memory, and survival into an eerie reading experience.
Come here for
- A rain-soaked premise where every drop carries a cost
- The uneasy overlap of lost memory and everyday danger
Expect
- A tense story centered on survival rather than rebellion
- A small-town world made precarious by constant rain
Where it sits
| Dystopian | 71% |
|---|---|
| Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic | 69% |
| Epistolary Fiction | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
- Epistolary Fiction
- Authors
- Naomi Salman
- Publisher
- Tor/Forge
- Published
- March 14, 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Memory loss · Survival · Rebellion
- Reading lane
- Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic