The Burning World: A Warm Bodies Novel (The Warm Bodies Series Book 2)

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. ** Review “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) “Highly original.” (Seattletimes.com) "Exciting . . . . intriguing . . . . epic." (Booklist (starred review)) "Marion has ambitiously expanded on his original idea, offering a dramatic amount of mythology and worldbuilding." (Kirkus Reviews) "Luminous prose." (Publishers Weekly) “Elegantly written, touching, and fun.” (Audrey Niffenegger, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife ) “Artful.” (The Onion A.V. Club) “Dark and funny.” (Wired) “ Warm Bodies is a terrific zombook. Whether you're warm bodied or cold bodied, snuggle up to it with the lights low and enjoy a dead lightful combination of horror and romance.” (Examiner.com) 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. 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. R is recovering from death. Hes learning how to breathe, how to speak, how to be human, one clumsy step at a time. He doesnt remember his old life and he doesnt want to. Hes building a new one with Julie. But his old life remembers him. The plague has another host far more dangerous than the Dead. Its coming to return the world to the good old days of stability and control and the strong eating the weak, and stopping it will require a frightening journey into the surreal wastelands of Americaand the shadowy basement of Rs mind. "In this sequel to WARM BODIES, the New York Times bestselling novel and hit movie, star-crossed lovers R and J must confront a world filled with the undead and the far more terrifying force that animates them"-- Provided by publisher In This Sequel To Warm Bodies,...star-crossed Lovers R And Julie Must Confront A World Filled With The Undead And The Far More Terrifying Force That Animates Them-- Isaac Marion. A Warm Bodies Novel-- Statement From Book Jacket. "In this sequel to WARM BODIES ... star-crossed lovers R and Julie must confront a world filled with the undead and the far more terrifying force that animates them"-- Provided by publisher