The New Hunger - Isaac Marion

\nIn 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) \nRefreshingly unique...I love this novella. --LitStack \n \nThe 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. \n \nThe end of the world didn't happen overnight. \n \nAfter 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. \n \nBorn 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. \n \nHungry, 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. \n \nAnd 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. \n \nThe 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.\n