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The Passage

Justin Cronin

  • 906 pages · about 15 hours
  • First published 2010
  • 47 editions
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1 About this book

The Passage is a novel by Justin Cronin, published in 2010 by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. The Passage debuted at #3 on the New York Times hardcover fiction best seller list, and remained on the list for seven additional weeks. It is the first novel of a completed trilogy; the second book The Twelve was released in 2012, and the third book The City of Mirrors released in 2016.

Good for readers who want: horror, science fiction, and a long read.

  • Horror
  • Science fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Human experimentation in medicine
  • Dystopian fiction
  • Fantasy, epic
  • Suspense & Thriller
  • Epic Fantasy

2 About Justin Cronin

Born 1962

Justin Cronin (born 1962) is an American author. He has written six novels: Mary and O'Neil, The Ferryman, and The Summer Guest, as well as a vampire trilogy consisting of The Passage, The Twelve and The City of Mirrors. He has won the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, the Stephen Crane Prize, and a Whiting Award. Born and raised in New England, Cronin is a graduate of Harvard University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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