The must-read prequel to the âstrange and unexpectedâ (Audrey Niffenegger) and âhighly originalâ (Seattle Times) zombie love story Warm Bodiesâthe New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the hit filmâfrom the critically acclaimed author whose clever debut turned the classic horror story on its head.
The end of the world didnât happen overnight.
After 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 worldâs corpses rising up to make more.
Born 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.
Hungry, lost, and scared, sixteen-year-old Nora finds herself her brotherâs sole guardian after her parents abandon them in the not-quite-empty ruins of Seattle.
And 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 âR,â he must unravel the grim mystery of his existenceâright after he learns how to think, how to walk, and how to satisfy the monster howling in his belly. The New Hunger is a glimpse of the past and a path to an astonishing futureâŚ
The must-read prequel to the âstrange and unexpectedâ (Audrey Niffenegger) and âhighly originalâ (Seattle Times) zombie love story Warm Bodiesâthe New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the hit filmâfrom the critically acclaimed author whose clever debut turned the classic horror story on its head.
The end of the world didnât happen overnight.
After 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 worldâs corpses rising up to make more.
Born 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.
Hungry, lost, and scared, sixteen-year-old Nora finds herself her brotherâs sole guardian after her parents abandon them in the not-quite-empty ruins of Seattle.
And 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 âR,â he must unravel the grim mystery of his existenceâright after he learns how to think, how to walk, and how to satisfy the monster howling in his belly. The New Hunger is a glimpse of the past and a path to an astonishing futureâŚ