The Twelve
A Novel (Book Two of the Passage Trilogy)
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A literary thriller unfolding in multiple time frames, The Twelve is a page-turning epic of sacrifice and survival.
In the present day: As three strangers attempt to navigate the chaos cast upon civilization by a U.S. government experiment gone wrong, their destinies intertwine.
A hundred years in the future: Amy, Peter, Alicia, and the others introduced in The Passage hunt the original twelve virals . . . unaware that the rules of the game have changed, and that one of them will have to sacrifice everything to bring the Twelve down.
About this 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. Other honors for his writing 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.
Reviews
Amazon.com Best 100 Books of 2012
Amazon.ca Best 100 Books of 2012
"Cronin is the thinking man's horror writer. Think of an amalgamation of Stephen King (horror writing) Dean Koontz (character genius) Tom Clancy (military language, etc.) and Anne Rice (vampire creepers) with a flare all his splendorific own--and you might be able to pinpoint Cronin's gift." --Daily Herald
"I can't imagine a better book than The Twelve. . . . A remarkably frightening and tense novel." --National Post
"The Twelve does not disappoint. In fact, it might even be a better book than The Passage. It thrills, it chills, it manipulates the reader so skilfully to outrage, to shock and to tears that to read it is not only a roller-coaster ride, but also a master class in creating fictional effect." --The Vancouver Sun
"The Twelve contains spectacular writing and an interesting cast of characters, new and old . . . . Immersive and pleasurable to read." --The State Press
"There is no question that this book is a compulsive read. . . . The Twelve is darker than The Passage . . . . Cronin's world remains as satiating as a pint of O-positive." --San Francisco Chronicle
Praise for The Passage
"[A] magnificent beast of a new novel." --TIME
"A blockbuster . . . astutely plotted and imaginative." --The New York Times Book Review
"Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind." --Parade
"Great storytelling . . . vital, tender and compelling." --O, The Oprah Magazine
"Addictive, terrifying and deeply satisfying. Not only is this one of the year's best thrillers; it's one of the best of the past decade--maybe one of the best ever." --Men's Journal
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