
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.Īnd in the darkness of a forest, a dead man opens his eyes. Then came a final blow no one could have expected: all the world’s corpses rising up to make more.īorn 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. The end of the world didn’t happen overnight.Īfter years of societal breakdowns, wars and quakes and rising tides, humanity was already near the edge. The must-read prequel to the “strange and unexpected” (Audrey Niffenegger) and “highly original” ( Seattle Times) zombie love story Warm Bodies-the New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the hit film-from the critically acclaimed author whose clever debut turned the classic horror story on its head.
