The Living: A Warm Bodies Novel

Isaac Marion

Nov 2018 · Zola Books

About this ebook

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)

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Ratings and reviews

I love this entire series, and this book wraps it up beautifully! Very impressive especially considering everything the author had to go through to get it published. These are my favorite books.

A perfect ending to what has become my favorite book series.

Interesting ending

About the author

Isaac Marion grew up in small towns around the Pacific Northwest, pursuing careers in writing, painting, and music all 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 his band, Thing Quartet.

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