The Twelve
‘Will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction’ Stephen King
Author: Justin Cronin Series: The Passage Trilogy
Sequel to SUNDAY TIMES apocalypse bestseller THE PASSAGE: chosen by Time Magazine as one of the best books to read during self-isolation in the Coronavirus outbreak
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Sequel to SUNDAY TIMES apocalypse bestseller THE PASSAGE: chosen by Time Magazine as one of the best books to read during self-isolation in the Coronavirus outbreak
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The eagerly anticipated sequel to the global bestseller The Passage, now an epic drama on Fox from writer Elizabeth Heldens and executive producer Ridley Scott.
'A literary superthriller' NEW YORK TIMESTHE TWELVEDeath-row prisoners with nightmare pasts and no future.THE TWELVEUntil they were selected for a secret experiment.THE TWELVETo create something more than human.THE TWELVENow they are the future and humanity's worst nightmare has begun.THE TWELVEThe epic sequel toTHE PASSAGECritic Reviews
“[The Passage was] smart, well-crafted and entertaining ...The Twelve delivers much of the same vitality and vision. Like it's predecessor, it is a strange new creature for the 21st century: The literary superthriller, driven at once by character and plot.”
Read this book and the ordinary world disappears
Cronin's massive novel transcends its cliches ... It's not only a brilliantly told story, with thrilling plot twists and graphic action sequences, but a moving psychological portrait of survivors facing up to the poignant fact of a lost past and a horrifically uncertain future - Guardian on THE PASSAGEThe stuff of reading frenzies - Sunday Telegraph on THE PASSAGEEnthralling ... Cronin writes with verve and versatility, and is just as good in action scenes as he is in handling more literary material ... Above all, Amy is a superb creation, believably human yet beguilingly enigmatic - Sunday Times on THE PASSAGEEpic, apocalyptic, heart-wrenching, catastrophic, mesmerising... - Daily Mirror on THE PASSAGEA terrifying apocalyptic thriller, populated by believable, sympathetic characters. Once you start reading it, you won't want it to end - The Times on THE PASSAGEAbout the Author
Justin Cronin is the New York Times bestselling author of The Passage, The Twelve, The City of Mirrors, Mary and O'Neil (which won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Stephen Crane Prize), and The Summer Guest. His other honors include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Whiting Writers' Award. A Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Rice University, he divides his time between Houston, Texas, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
The eagerly anticipated sequel to the global bestseller The Passage, now an epic drama on Fox from writer Elizabeth Heldens and executive producer Ridley Scott. 'A literary superthriller' NEW YORK TIMES THE TWELVEDeath-row prisoners with nightmare pasts and no future.THE TWELVEUntil they were selected for a secret experiment.THE TWELVETo create something more than human.THE TWELVENow they are the future and humanity's worst nightmare has begun.THE TWELVEThe epic sequel toTHE PASSAGE
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