NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

"Gruesome yet poetic...highly original." --The Seattle Times

"Dark and funny." --Wired

"A mesmerizing evolution of a classic contemporary myth." --Simon Pegg

"A strange and unexpected treat...elegantly written, touching, and fun." --Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife

"Has there been a more sympathetic monster since Frankenstein's?" --Financial Times

"R" is having a no-life crisis--he is a zombie. He has no...

"In 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)

"Refreshingly unique...I love this novella." --LitStack

The 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.

The end of the world didn't happen...

Warm Bodies, Isaac Marion's bestselling tale of a zombie's return to humanity through an unlikely encounter with love, has captured hearts worldwide, appearing in twenty-seven languages and inspiring a major film along with a passionate fandom. This special five-year anniversary edition includes the powerful prequel novella, The New Hunger, which sheds light on the saga's past while setting the stage for its epic conclusion.

In the "highly original" (Seattle Times) Warm Bodies, "R" is a man with an existential crisis: he is dead. He shuffles through an America...