Isaac Marion (born December 30, 1981) is an American writer. He is best known as the best-selling author of the "zombie romance"[1] novel Warm Bodies and its series.
Isaac Marion | |
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 Isaac Marion at 2016 Newcon PDX | |
| Born | December 30, 1981 |
| Occupation | Novelist, musician |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Warm bodies series |
| Website | |
| isaacmarion | |
Background
editMarion was born December 30, 1981[citation needed] near Seattle. Once based in Portland, he now lives in the country with his cat and posts regularly to his YouTube channel.[2]
Career
editBefore Warm Bodies, Marion had self-published three other novels.[3] Warm Bodies was published by Atria Books on October 14, 2010.[4] It received critical acclaim from publications such as The Guardian,[5] The Seattle Times[6] and Paste[7] and authors Audrey Niffenegger and Stephenie Meyer.[8] Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the novel,[9] and it has been made into the film Warm Bodies, written and directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer and John Malkovich. The movie was released on February 1, 2013.[10] It went on to create more than a 100 million dollars in international market and was very successful. On January 28, 2013, the prequel novella to Warm Bodies called The New Hunger was published by Zola Books as an eBook.[11]
Marion has stated that the Warm Bodies series will ultimately be four books, with the first true sequel, The Burning World, released on February 7, 2017.[12] To promote its release, Marion co-directed a book trailer with Micah Knapp, which premiered on Hypable.[13]
Marion also has one short story published, "Jerry Lives Forever," with the literary nonprofit organization Tethered By Letters.[14]
On November 13, 2018 he self-published the final book in the series, "The Living".
Music
editBesides writing books, Marion also writes music. He has a 2007 solo album, Dead Children (released under the name "Isaac Marion's Moon Colony"), which he considers a companion piece to Warm Bodies.[15] He was also part of a brief electronic/indie rock duo named The Tallest Building in the World, with guitarist Jared McSharry. The pair released their lone concept album, Look Down, in 2005.[16] Both albums have been made available to download by Marion via Bandcamp.
Personal life
editMarion is also a photographer and a painter.[17][18] According to his Simon & Schuster biography, Marion decided "to forgo college in favor of direct experience."[19] He began writing while still in high school,[20] and self-published three novels before Warm Bodies.[21]
References
edit- ^ Damian, Lisa (May 2, 2011). "Book Review: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion". seattlepi.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Tom Keogh,"Isaac Marion's 'Warm Bodies,' in theaters this Friday, is a portrait of zombie/human love," The Seattle Times, January 28, 2013.]
- ^ "About | Warm Bodies: A Novel by Isaac Marion". Isaacmarion.com. January 23, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Warm Bodies (Warm Bodies #1) by Isaac Marion – Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Catherine Taylor (October 30, 2010). "Catherine Taylor's first novel choice – review | Books". The Guardian. London. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Shawl, Nisi (May 5, 2011). "Books | 'Warm Bodies': Isaac Marion's novel of zombie love | Seattle Times Newspaper". Seattletimes.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ at on April 26, 2011, by Josh Jackson (April 26, 2011). "Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion :: Books :: Reviews :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Warm Bodies | Warm Bodies: A Novel by Isaac Marion". Isaacmarion.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Kit, Borys (March 2, 2011). "UK actor Nicholas Hoult starring in zombie romance". Uk.reuters.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Warm Bodies 2013 at IMDb
- ^ "The New Hunger Review: Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies Prequel Novella". Cinema Blend. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Warm Bodies Update".
- ^ "Burning World Update".
- ^ "Jerry Lives Forever". Tethered By Letters. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ Boone A. (November 1, 2007). "Dead Children | Isaac Marion's Moon Colony". Isaac Marion. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Boone A. (September 11, 2005). "Look Down | The Tallest Building in the World". Isaac Marion. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "Isaac Marion'S Nood Pix". Isaacmarion.tumblr.com. September 26, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "we love blurry pictures". Burningbuilding.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Simon & Schuster, Authors: Isaac Marion. (Access date 3-12-13)
- ^ Tom Keogh, "Isaac Marion’s ‘Warm Bodies,’ in theaters this Friday, is a portrait of zombie/human love," The Seattle Times, 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Gary Wolcott, "'Warm Bodies': From short story to movie," Tri-City Herald, 24 January 2013". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2013.