Author:Isaac Marion,Kevin Kenerly
‘The zombie novel with a heart', Guardian
Now a major motion picture starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer and John Malkovich, Warm Bodies is the ultimate zombie read this Halloween.
'R' is a zombie. He has no name, no memories, and no pulse, but he has dreams. He is a little different from his fellow Dead.
Amongst the ruins of an abandoned city, R meets a girl. Her name is Julie and she is the opposite of everything he knows - warm and bright and very much alive, she is a blast of colour in a dreary grey landscape. For reasons he can't understand, R chooses to save Julie instead of eating her, and a tense yet strangely tender relationship begins.
This has never happened before. It breaks the rules and defies logic, but R is no longer content with life in the grave. He wants to breathe again, he wants to live, and Julie wants to help him. But their grim, rotting world won't be changed without a fight...
I never thought I could care so passionately for a zombie. Isaac Marion has created the most unexpected romantic lead I've ever encountered, and rewritten the entire concept of what it means to be a zombie in the process. This story stayed with me long after I finished reading it. I eagerly await the next book by Isaac Marion
—— STEPHENIE MEYERA mesmerising evolution of a classic contemporary myth
—— Simon PeggWarm Bodies is a strange and unexpected treat. R is the thinking woman's zombie - though somewhat grey-skinned and monosyllabic, he could be the perfect boyfriend, if he could manage to refrain from eating you. This is a wonderful book, elegantly written, touching and fun, as delightful as a mouthful of fresh brains
—— AUDREY NIFFENEGGERA disarming writer, ruefully humorous, knowingly cinematic in scope. This is a slacker-zombie novel with a heart
—— GuardianWarm Bodies is a terrific book - a compelling literary fantasy which is also a strange and affecting pop-culture parable
—— Nick Harkaway, author of The Gone-Away WorldSweet and darkly witty, and, in R, offers a laconically charming hero... Set against the backdrop of this grim world, the life-and-death-changing love affair that develops is wryly playful, cinematic and ultimately moving - through the lost lives of the dead we are able relish life in all its messy, dishevelled gory glory
—— Time OutHas there been a more sympathetic monster since Frankenstein's?
—— Financial TimesEnormous fun
—— Marie ClaireSo sexy it makes Twilight look anaemic
—— News of the WorldA starry-eyed, sweetly comic story about the humanising power of love, for this is Romeo and Juliet...with zombies
—— The BooksellerWonderfully original
—— Henry Sutton , Daily MirrorOne of the most imaginative love stories we've read in years - we absolutely loved it!
—— BellaThe problems of Isaac Marion's star-crossed lovers make the Montague-Capulet relationship seem easy. When your new suitor ate your old boyfriend's brain, trust issues are unavoidable... Has there been a more sympathetic monster since Frankenstein's?
—— Adrian Turpin , Financial TimesElegantly written, funny, self-aware
—— Simon Lewis , Daily Mail IrelandBeautifully written and wonderfully evocative
—— Living NorthYou'll love this book… A haunting love story that brings hope humanity can survive just about anything – even death
—— Molly Dyson , PA LifeMr. Wallace proves with this first novel that you can open the fridge and make something new…
—— New York TimesA remarkable debut
—— Philadelphia ExaminerDelicate and imaginative . . . beautifully written . . . deserves every single bit of its success
—— ScotsmanLike a lighthouse, [The Light Between Oceans] shines a light in dark places, and its emotional resonance will stay with you for days
—— Irish ExaminerA thought-provoking debut novel . . . this beautifully delineated tale of love and loss, right and wrong, and what we will do for the happiness of those most dear to us, is moving without being maudlin
—— Boston Globeclever, funny and razor-sharp
—— Independent on Sundaythoughtful and ambitious
—— GuardianExcellent and astutely observed
—— Evening Standard