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Warm Bodies: A Novel (The Warm Bodies Series #1)

Warm Bodies: A Novel (The Warm Bodies Series #1)

Current price: $17.99
Publication Date: November 1st, 2011
Publisher:
Atria/Emily Bestler Books
ISBN:
9781439192320
Pages:
256
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Staff Reviews

I rarely ever use the words sweet and warm and brain-eating zombies in the same sentence. This book is a love story wrapped in an undead package. It is a fast, quirky read with a surprising amount of heart.

— Christine J.

Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

“Gruesome yet poetic…highly original.” —The Seattle Times
“Dark and funny.” —Wired
“A mesmerizing evolution of a classic contemporary myth.” —Simon Pegg
“A strange and unexpected treat…elegantly written, touching, and fun.” —Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler’s Wife
“Has there been a more sympathetic monster since Frankenstein’s?” —Financial Times

In Warm Bodies, Isaac Marion’s New York Times bestselling novel that inspired a major film, a zombie returns to humanity through an unlikely encounter with love.

“R” is having a no-life crisis—he is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he is a little different from his fellow Dead. He may occasionally eat people, but he’d rather be riding abandoned airport escalators, listening to Sinatra in the cozy 747 he calls home, or collecting souvenirs from the ruins of civilization.

And then he meets a girl.

First as his captive, then his reluctant house guest, Julie is a blast of living color in R’s gray landscape, and something inside him begins to bloom. He doesn’t want to eat this girl—although she looks delicious—he wants to protect her. But their unlikely bond will cause ripples they can’t imagine, and their hopeless world won’t change without a fight.

About the Author

Isaac Marion grew up in the mossy depths of the Pacific Northwest, where he worked as a heating installer, a security guard, and a visitation supervisor for foster children before publishing his debut novel in 2010. Warm Bodies became a #5 New York Times bestseller and inspired a major Hollywood film adaptation. It has been translated into twenty-five languages worldwide. Isaac lives in Seattle with his cat and a beloved cactus, writing fiction and music, and taking pictures of everything. Visit IsaacMarion.com for more on these endeavors.

Praise for Warm Bodies: A Novel (The Warm Bodies Series #1)

“Gruesome yet poetic . . . a paean to the power of storytelling.”
— The Seattle Times

“A jubilant love story.”
— Kirkus

“Ruefully humorous . . . cinematic in scope.”
— The Guardian (UK)

“Marion’s characters are far from perfect. Their flaws give them a realness and depth that have the reader caring deeply.”
— Paste Magazine