The Living
The Conclusion of the Warm Bodies Series
by Isaac Marion
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Description
His name starts with “R.” That’s all he remembers. But what’s in a name when you’re a walking corpse just waiting to decompose? “R” wanders the ruins of post-apocalyptic America with no idea who he is, how he got here, or why he has to eat people. He just follows the crowd: a mindless mob that has spread across the globe and reduced civilization to ruins. And then he meets Julie. This fiery young survivor is a blast of color in R’s gray landscape, and he begins to remember the humanity he’s lost. But this unlikely romance becomes something much more, sparking a change that wakes the Dead—and other, darker forces. As a bizarre undead corporation rises from the dust of the old world to seize control of the new one, R and Julie embark on an epic road trip across the ruins of America in search of a resistance. But this is no simple battle of heroes against villains. Before R was a murderous walking corpse, he was something worse, and as his old life crawls up from the basement, threatening to destroy his new life with Julie, he sees only one path to redemption: he must fight the monster he helped create. All roads lead home, to a final confrontation with the plague inside and out. But this is a battle only one weapon can win...
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Advance Praise
“Marion’s novel is even better [than the movie], digging deep into sardonic observations about humanity, comic takes on zombie behavior and stirring reflections on what it really means to be alive or dead.” – Seattle Times
“A mesmerizing evolution of a classic contemporary myth.” – Actor and Writer, Simon Pegg
“Dark and funny.” – Wired
“Frighteningly timely and relevant.” –Hypable
“Brings zombie lit back from the dead.” –The Stranger
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About the Author:
Isaac Marion grew up in small towns around the Pacific Northwest, pursuing careers in writing, painting, and music throughout his youth. One of these finally sparked in 2010 with the publication of his debut novel, WARM BODIES, which become a New York Times bestseller, inspired a major film, and was translated into 25 languages. He spent the next eight years writing the rest of the story over the course of four books, now concluded with THE LIVING. He lives and writes on Orcas Island and plays music in Seattle with the band, Thing Quartet.
