In my mind, the story is complete, and i never had any vision for a sequel. Alicia is taken captive and tortured, but manages to escape. Justin cronins official author website enter the passage. By the end of it, the young reader might find that she has learned a good deal while she was thoroughly enjoying herself. The passage is a novel by justin cronin, published in 2010. A novel book one of the passage trilogy mass market paperback july 31, 2012.
We also have an exclusive excerpt from cronins intheworks sequel the twelve, set to release sometime in 2012. Passage, or strait, a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water. The twelve is justin cronins sequel to the generationsstraddling vampire epic the passage, the second in a trilogy that will be completed in 2014 with the city of mirrors. For me, the passage, justin cronins first book was a hit. The film rights were acquired by fox entertainment group in 2007 for adaptation into a film trilogy, but after 12 years of development and planning, it was changed to a television series, which premiered in january 2019 and was canceled after the first season. Passenger succeeds as an adventure, as a romance and as a comparison of cultural norms. The reckoners is a trilogy of young adult superhero novels written by american author brandon sanderson. While i was pleasantly surprised by both vampire novels in this oversaturated market directed at tweens, and while i am a passionate fan of guillermo del toro, the passage offers a profundity, a romance that i generally do not anticipate when reading horror novels. Justin cronin is the new york times bestselling author of the passage, the twelve, the city of mirrors, mary and. The passage has already been sold in 21 countries and will be made into a film with ridley scott as the director. The passage and the twelve are twothirds of a vampire trilogy written by the man who.
Not much changed for cronin in the decade after the passage barnstormed bookshops. Check it out below, and for those whose curiosity is piqued by this passage. Listen to the complete the passage trilogy book series. Get this book author justin cronins highlyanticipated and already wellreceived the passage just hit shelves, but the film rights were sold before the manuscript was even complete. And it works exactly as well as it sounds like it would.
This is the sort of book that gracefully walks the fine line between excitement and instruction. If you loved station eleven, try reading these 9 books, too. No one in the publishing or entertainment world can be blamed for getting pretty excited when a vampire apocalypse trilogy lands on their desk. The trilogy was concluded with the publishing of the city of mirrors, which was released in 2016 the film rights to the three novels were acquired in 2007 for adaptation into a film trilogy, but. When justin cronin pitched his passage trilogy which began with the passage in 2010, continued with the twelve in 2012 and is now. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Alicia donadios child, the result of her rape in the twelve, is stillborn. I found that justin could write action pieces well and invoke tension into his prose. Justin cronins the twelve comes out next week and i can hardly wait to get my own copy.
The sequel to the passage, cronins new book promises to resolve the upintheair ending that left fans itching to know what happens next. The passage makes its way to tv on monday, jan 14 on fox and fans of the book should know right off the bat things will be a little different. Although i was not a massive fan of the format in which he changed the cast of characters about a third of the way into the story, it seemed to work. Justin cronin reveals the true villain of the passage trilogy. I thought this was a good book but not as amazing as the passage and i also felt i didnt fully remember what happened to society so some of the events had less impact than they might have. A novel book two of the passage trilogy kindle edition by cronin, justin. The city of mirrors is a 2016 horror novel by justin cronin and is the final novel in the passage trilogy, following the novel the twelve.
See the cover and release date for justin cronins the twelve, sequel to the passage. Justin cronins passage trilogy is remarkable for the unremitting drive of its narrative, for the breathtaking sweep of its imagined future, and for the clear lucidity of its language. The eagerly anticipated sequel to the global bestseller the passage, soon to be an epic drama on fox from writer elizabeth heldens and executive producer ridley scott the twelve. Look up passage in wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sequel, the twelve, arrived in 2012 and now, four years later, the final book is here. In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel the passage. You dont have to be a fan of vampire fiction to be enthralled by the passage, justin cronins blazing new novel. The magicians showrunners reflect on the series before its finale. An epic and gripping tale of catastrophe and survival, the passage is the story of amyabandoned by her mother at the age of six, pursued and then imprisoned by the shadowy figures behind a government experiment of apocalyptic proportions. The passage, coming in just shy of 800 pages, is the first installment of that trilogy, with a movie already in the works. But my wonderful publishers marta and kate at calling card books suggested that a second book could be a good idea. The passage trilogy audiobooks listen to the full series.
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title passage. The time lapse may have affected my enjoyment of the twelve. During my interview with cronin for our june issue, we touched on the second volume in the trilogy, which he. The twelve is a 2012 horror novel by justin cronin and is the second novel in the passage trilogy, following the novel the passage. If you enjoy the original, the sequel might also be worth checking out. The twelve is a 2012 horror novel by justin cronin and is the second novel in the trilogy. Deathrow prisoners with nightmare pasts and no future. The series depicts a postapocalyptic world in which the appearance of an orbiting cosmic entity known as calamity has given random people superhuman powers in. The city of mirrors was released for publication on may 24, 2016 by ballantine books. The series consists of steelheart 20, firefight 2015, and calamity 2016. While im requesting, i would like to ask that justin cronin hurry up and write the next two books in his trilogy, because i am dying to read the sequel to the passage. The twelve was published on october 16, 2012 by ballantine books. Gruesome, creepy, wtf horror, of both the psychological and tangible varieties.
A sequel to the andromeda strain also came out in 2019, written by daniel h. The story described a government experiment that accidentally. The passage season 2 release date, cast, trailer and. Named one of the 10 best novels of the year by time and one of the best books of the year by the washington post, esquire, u. Passage trilogy series justin cronin justin cronin brilliantly imagines the fall of civilization and humanitys desperate fight to survive in what stephen king calls one of the great achievements in american fantasy fictionthe critically acclaimed, new york times bestselling passage series. A novel book two of the passage trilogy by justin cronin author 4. The city of mirrors is a thrilling finale to a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in american fantasy fiction. The twelve is a 2012 horror novel by justin cronin and is the second novel in the passage. Cronin is a remarkable storyteller just ask adoring fans of his awardwinning mary and oneil, whose gorgeous writing brings depth and vitality to this ambitious epic about a virus that nearly destroys the world, and a sixyearold girl. The city of mirrors is a thrilling finale to a trilogy that will stand as one of the. Top 10 genre books about plagues and pandemics comic years. I read the first book, the passage when it first came out several years ago. The passage battlestar galactica, a 2006 episode of the science fiction television series. The passage paperback cover and an exclusive excerpt.
Your book is terrific, and i hope it sells about a million copies. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Its a magnificent book, and i simply cannot wait for the sequel. Carey, published in june 2014 by orbit books, based on his 20 edgar award nominated short story iphigenia in aulis and written concurrently with the screenplay for the 2016 film. What we know about the sequel to the passage bookpage. The twelve, the second installment in justin cronins vampire trilogy, moves from the wreckage left by the first book, the passage, to a battle cry for the third installment. So many different readers have fallen in love with the book. So to actually be working on a sequel was exciting and challenging in all new ways. Amy surrenders to guilder, telling him that she is the mythical. As the twelve gather at the homeland, so do alicia, amy, greer, peter and the others. The twelve by justin cronin the passage sequel spoilers. The book is mainly preoccupied with a traveling theater group who stumble upon a strange new cult thats taken over a. When i read kerrys post about how many people visit her site in search of news about the sequel to the passage, i realized something.
And when i say vampire trilogy, i certainly understand your hesitation. The twelve book two of the passage trilogy by justin cronin. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the twelve book two of the passage trilogy. The passage, book 1 of cronins vampire apocalypse, was the scariest, most entertaining novel id read in a long time.