Reviews"[A] literary superthriller."-- The New York Times Book Review "An undeniable and compelling epic . . . a complex narrative of flight and forgiveness, of great suffering and staggering loss, of terrible betrayals and incredible hope."--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel " The Twelve is even better than The Passage ."-- The Plain Dealer "A compulsive read." --San Francisco Chronicle "Gripping . . . Cronin [introduces] eerie new elements to his masterful mythology. . . . Enthralling, emotional and entertaining." --The San Diego Union-Tribune "Fine storytelling."--Associated Press "Cronin is one of those rare authors who works on two different levels, blending elegantly crafted literary fiction with cliff-hanging thrills."-- Fort Worth Star-Telegram, PRAISE FOR JUSTIN CRONIN'S THE PASSAGE Named one of the Ten Best Novels of the Year by Time and Library Journal, and one of the Best Books of the Year by The Washington Post Esquire U.S. News & World Report NPR/ On Point St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Magnificent . . . Cronin has taken his literary gifts, and he has weaponized them. . . . The Passage can stand proudly next to Stephen King's apocalyptic masterpiece The Stand, but a closer match would be Cormac McCarthy's The Road ." -Time "Read this book and the ordinary world disappears."-Stephen King "[A] big, engrossing read that will have you leaving the lights on late into the night."- The Dallas Morning News "[A] blockbuster."- The New York Times Book Review "Addictive."- Men's Journal "Magnificently unnerving."- Entertainment Weekly "Mythic storytelling." -San Francisco Chronicle "A mesmerizing experience."-Salon, "[A] literary superthriller."- The New York Times Book Review "An undeniable and compelling epic . . . a complex narrative of flight and forgiveness, of great suffering and staggering loss, of terrible betrayals and incredible hope."-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel " The Twelve is even better than The Passage ."- The Plain Dealer "A compulsive read." -San Francisco Chronicle "Gripping . . . Cronin [introduces] eerie new elements to his masterful mythology. . . . Enthralling, emotional and entertaining." -The San Diego Union-Tribune "Fine storytelling."-Associated Press "Cronin is one of those rare authors who works on two different levels, blending elegantly crafted literary fiction with cliff-hanging thrills."- Fort Worth Star-Telegram From the Hardcover edition.
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SynopsisIn his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel "The Passage, " Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong. Now the scope widens and the intensity deepens as the epic story surges forward with the second installment of this trilogy, now available in a tall Premium Edition.