Best Selling Books by Isaac Marion

“In rich, evocative prose, Marion transports his readers back into the postapocalyptic parable he first brought to life—or death—in his brilliant debut Warm Bodies.” —Library Journal (starred review) “Refreshingly unique...I love this novella.” —LitStack The must-read prequel to the “highly original” (The Seattle Times) New York Times bestseller Warm Bodies—now a major motion picture—from the author whose genre-defying debut turned the classic horror story on its head. The end of the world didn’t happen overnight. After years of societal breakdowns, wars and quakes and rising tides, humanity was already near the edge. Then came a final blow no one could have expected: all the world’s corpses rising up to make more. Born into this bleak and bloody landscape, twelve-year-old Julie struggles to hold on to hope as she and her parents drive across the wastelands of America, a nightmarish road trip in search of a new home. Hungry, lost, and scared, sixteen-year-old Nora finds herself her brother’s sole guardian after her parents abandon them in the not-quite-empty ruins of Seattle. And in the darkness of a forest, a dead man opens his eyes. Who is he? What is he? With no clues beyond a red tie and the letter “R,” he must unravel the grim mystery of his existence—right after he learns how to think, how to walk, and how to satisfy the monster howling in his belly. The New Hunger is a crucial link between Warm Bodies and The Burning World, a glimpse into the past that sets the stage for an astonishing future.

Discover the prequel to Isaac Marion’s cult zombie romance Warm Bodies Julie Grigio drives with her parents through the crumbling wastelands of America – a nightmarish family road trip in search of a new home. A few hundred miles away, Nora Greene finds herself the reluctant, terrified guardian of her younger brother when her parents abandon them in the not-quite-empty ruins of Seattle. In the darkness of a forest, a dead man in a red tie opens his eyes. With no memory of who or what he is, he must unravel the grim mystery of his existence - right after he learns how to think, how to walk, and how to satisfy the monster howling in his belly... Two warped families and a lonely monster. Unknown to any of them, their paths are set to cross in a startling encounter that will change the course of their lives – or deaths – forever.

Library Journal’s Must-Have Spring Books, Editors’ Picks 2017 “A thrilling coast-to-coast journey.” —The Seattle Times “A richly imagined philosophical exploration.” —Bellingham Herald “Exciting action, intriguing characters, epic scale.” —Booklist (starred review) “Poignant and poetic...brings zombie lit back from the dead.” —The Stranger The New York Times bestseller Warm Bodies captured hearts worldwide in twenty-five languages, inspiring a major film and a cult fandom. Now R the reluctant zombie continues his journey in this much-anticipated sequel. Being alive is hard. Being human is harder. But since his recent recovery from death, R is making progress. He’s learning how to read, how to speak, maybe even how to love, and the city’s undead population is showing signs of life. R can almost imagine a future with Julie, this girl who restarted his heart—building a new world from the ashes of the old one. And then helicopters appear on the horizon. Someone is coming to restore order. To silence all this noise. To return things to the way they were, the good old days of stability and control and the strong eating the weak. The plague is ancient and ambitious, and the Dead were never its only weapon. How do you fight an enemy that’s in everyone? Can the world ever really change? With their home overrun by madmen, R, Julie, and their ragged group of refugees plunge into the otherworldly wastelands of America in search of answers. But there are some answers R doesn’t want to find. A past life, an old shadow, crawling up from the basement.

The New York Times bestselling Warm Bodies Series has captivated readers in twenty-five languages, inspiring a major film and transcending the zombie genre to become something "poetic" ( Library Journal ) "highly original" ( Seattle Times ) and "ultimately moving" ( Time Out London ). Now the story of a dead man''s search for life reaches its conclusion on a scale both epic and intimate. Before he was a flesh-eating corpse, R was something worse. He remembers it all now, a life of greed and apathy more destructive than any virus, and he sees only one path to redemption: he must fight the forces he helped create. But what can R, Julie, and their tiny gang of fugitives do against the creeping might of the Axiom Group, the bizarre undead corporation that''s devouring what''s left of America? It''s time for a road trip. No more flyover country. This time they''ll face the madness on the ground, racing their RV across the wastelands as tensions rise and bonds unravel—because R isn''t the only one hiding painful secrets. Everyone is on their own desperate search: for a kidnapped daughter, a suicidal mother, and an abused little boy with a gift that could save humanity... if humanity can convince him it''s worth saving. All roads lead home, to a final confrontation with the plague and its shareholders. But this is a monster that guns can''t kill. A battle only one weapon can win... "An impressive feat of storytelling that puts this epic tale to rest in the most thought-provoking and organic way." (Hypable) "Marion’s descriptive, lyrical prose sweeps you up and carries you along for the ride until the very last page." (Cornell Daily Sun) "A grand finale for an epic tale of apocalypse and rebirth." (Starcasm) p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px}

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. This special five-year anniversary edition includes the powerful prequel novella, The New Hunger, which sheds light on the saga’s past while setting the stage for its epic conclusion. “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. Together, Warm Bodies and The New Hunger form a richly layered tale of love and hope in the darkest of times, while also opening the doors to an epic saga that continues with The Burning World, an excerpt of which is included in this edition for current fans and newcomers alike.

Une émouvante parabole sur notre époque et la nostalgie d''une vie pleine. R est un zombie. Il n''a pas de nom, pas de souvenirs, pas de pouls. Mais il rêve. Dans les ruines d''une ville dévastée, R rencontre Julie. Elle est vivante, palpitante. C''est un jaillissement de couleurs dans un camaïeu de gris. Et sans vraiment savoir pourquoi, R choisit de ne pas la tuer. C''est le début d''une étrange relation, à la fois tendre et dangereuse. Ce n''était jamais arrivé. R bafoue les règles des Vivants et des Morts. Il veut respirer de nouveau, il veut vivre, et Julie va l''aider. Mais leur monde ne se laissera pas transformer sans combattre.

L''R és un noi amb una greu crisi existencial: és un zombi. No té cap record, no té identitat i el cor no li batega, però té l''ànima plena de somnis. La seva capacitat per comunicar-se amb el món exterior es limita a emetre síl·labes entretallades, però la seva vida interior és rica, profunda, plena de curiositat i melancolia. Un dia, mentre es menja el cervell d''un adolescent i reviu els seus records, l''R pren una decisió que canviarà no tan sols la seva vida, sinó la dels seus companys zombis: protegir la noia que aquell adolescent estimava, i començar-hi una relació tensa, incòmoda però curiosament tendra. Perquè la Julie és una explosió de colors en el món gris i depriment que envolta l''R, i l''ajudarà a recordar què és el que de veritat ens fa humans.Què en sabeu del món dels zombis? Entreu al nostre Facebook i participeu al test de compatibilitat zombi que us hem preparat! Si el completeu, podreu participar en el sorteig de cinc exemplars de L''R i la Julie. Aquí trobareu les bases legals de sorteig. Teniu fins el 18 de desembre de 2011. Bona sort!

Una oscura fábula de amor en la tradición de Romeo y Julieta que nos recuerda qué nos hace realmente humanos. R es algo peculiar. Intenta pasárselo bien, pero es demasiado sensible y a veces se entristece. Tampoco ayuda que esté muerto, o casi muerto. Se pasa los días vagando por el aeropuerto abandonado donde vive sin saber muy bien qué sentido tiene su existencia. Hasta que conoce a Julie. R y Julie, un guiño moderno al clásico de Shakespeare Romeo y Julieta, es una historia de amor que esconde una fábula acerca de cómo vivimos dormidos, en estado catatónico, hasta que el amor irrumpe en nuestras vidas.

«Mai avrei pensato di potermi innamorare così tanto di uno zombie». Stephenie Meyer «Marion è un autore disarmante, forte di un amaro senso dell’umorismo e di una scrittura vivida e cinematografica. Questo romanzo sugli zombie ha davvero un cuore». The Guardian «C’è mai stato un mostro più simpatico dopo Frankenstein?». The Financial Times «Warm Bodies è un libro meraviglioso, scritto con grande eleganza, toccante, divertente». Audrey Niffenegger «Warm Bodies è una lettura grandiosa». Josh Bazell

“Aku justru merindukan si bodoh... aku merindukan R! Aku tahu itu gila, tapi apa benar segila itu? Hanya karena dia itu... apa pun dia? Maksudku, bukankah ‘zombi’ hanya nama konyol yang kita ciptakan untuk keadaan yang tidak kita mengerti? Apalah arti sebuah nama, kan? Seandainya kami.... Seandainya ada semacam....” “Ju...lie,” ucapku. Nama itu bergulir dari lidahku seperti madu. Aku merasa bahagia hanya dengan mengucapkannya. Mata gadis itu membelalak. Dia terpaku. “Julie,” ucapku lagi. Aku mengulurkan tangan. Aku menunjuk zombi-zombi di belakangku. Aku menggeleng. Dia menatapku, tidak menunjukkan tanda apa pun bahwa dia mengerti. Tetapi, saat aku menjangkau untuk menyentuhnya, dia tidak bergerak. Dan dia tidak menikamku. “Aman,” kataku kepadanya, sambil mendesah. “Menjagamu... tetap aman.” “Kenapa aku?” tuntutnya, sambil mengerjapkan air mata marah dari matanya. Kenapa kau menyelamatkan aku? Dari semua orang… Kenapa aku? Kau... berbeda, ya?” katanya. Perempuan ini dan aku telah jatuh cinta. Atau yang tersisa dari cinta. Buku persembahan penerbit UfukPublishingGroup #Loveable