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“May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ...
Binding
Hardcover
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2 lbs
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345504968
ISBN-13
9780345504968
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Product Key Features

Book Title
Passage : a Novel (Book One of the Passage Trilogy)
Number of Pages
784 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Occult & Supernatural, Dystopian, Horror, Thrillers / General, Thrillers / Suspense, Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Literary, Fantasy / Epic
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Justin Cronin
Book Series
Passage Trilogy Ser.
Format
Hardcover

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Item Height
1.9 in
Item Weight
37.3 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in

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2010-007455
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Reviews
"Every so often a novel-reader's novel comes along: an enthralling, entertaining story wedded to simple, supple prose, both informed by tremendous imagination. Summer is the perfect time for such books, and this year readers can enjoy the gift of Justin Cronin'sThe Passage. Read fifteen pages and you will find yourself captivated; read thirty and you will find yourself taken prisoner and reading late into the night. It has the vividness that only epic works of fantasy and imagination can achieve. What else can I say? This: read this book and the ordinary world disappears."-Stephen King "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a post-apocalyptic America...[Cronin] manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style."Publishers Weekly, starred review, "[A] blockbuster." -- The New York Times Book Review "Mythic storytelling." -- San Francisco Chronicle "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: a story about human beings trying to generate new hope in a world from which all hope has long since been burnt." -- Time "The type of big, engrossing read that will have you leaving the lights on late into the night." -- The Dallas Morning News "Addictive." -- Men's Journal "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind." -- Parade "Cronin has given us what could be the best book of the summer. Don't wait to dive into The Passage ." -- USA Today "Great storytelling . . . vital, tender, and compelling." -- O: The Oprah Magazine "Cronin gets it just right; the combination of attentive realism and doomsday stakes makes for a mesmerizing experience." -- Salon "Magnificently unnerving . . . A The Stand -meets- The Road journey." -- Entertainment Weekly "Imagine Michael Crichton crossbreeding Stephen King's The Stand and Salem's Lot in that lab on Jurassic Park, with rich infusions of Robert McCammon's Swan Song, Battlestar Galactica and even Cormac McCarthy's The Road ." -- The Washington Post,  "Cronin has given us what could be the best book of the summer. Don't wait to dive into The Passage ."- USA Today "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind."- Parade "Great storytelling & vital, tender, and compelling" O, The Oprah Magazine "A blockbuster&astutely plotted and imaginative"- The New York Times Book Review "Cronin gets it just right; the combination of attentive realism and doomsday stakes makes for a mesmerizing experience."- Salon.com "We've just found our summer escape!"- Elle , "Top 10 Summer Books for 2010" "Magnificently unnerving&A The Stand -meets- The Road journey."- Entertainment Weekly , A- "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 "A literary richness that rivals Stephen King's The Stand ."- Time "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a postapocalyptic American overrun by the gruesome reality behind the wish-fulfillment fantasies&manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style."- Publishers Weekly (starred review and "Pick of the week") "Literary author Cronin turns in an apocalyptic thriller in the spirit of Stephen King or Michael Crichton....The young girl as heroine and role model is a nice touch."- Kirkus "[An] apocalyptic epic&Expect a lot of interest in this title." - Booklist "The monsters in this compulsive nail biter are the scariest in fiction since Stephen King's vampires in Salem's Lot...This exceptional thriller should be one of the most popular novels this year and will draw in readers everywhere." Library Journal, starred review   "Meet what is likely to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer."- People "Imagine Michael Crichton crossbreeding Stephen King's "The Stand" and "Salem's Lot" in that lab on Jurassic Park, with rich infusions of Robert McCammon's "Swan Song," "Battlestar Galactica" and even Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."" - The Washington Post, "Cronin has given us what could be the best book of the summer. Don't wait to dive into The Passage ."- USA Today "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind."- Parade "Great storytelling … vital, tender, and compelling" O, The Oprah Magazine "A blockbuster…astutely plotted and imaginative"- The New York Times Book Review "Cronin gets it just right; the combination of attentive realism and doomsday stakes makes for a mesmerizing experience."- Salon.com "We've just found our summer escape!"- Elle , "Top 10 Summer Books for 2010" "Magnificently unnerving…A The Stand -meets- The Road journey."- Entertainment Weekly , A- "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 "A literary richness that rivals Stephen King's The Stand ."- Time "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a postapocalyptic American overrun by the gruesome reality behind the wish-fulfillment fantasies…manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style."- Publishers Weekly (starred review and "Pick of the week") "Literary author Cronin turns in an apocalyptic thriller in the spirit of Stephen King or Michael Crichton....The young girl as heroine and role model is a nice touch."- Kirkus "[An] apocalyptic epic…Expect a lot of interest in this title." - Booklist "The monsters in this compulsive nail biter are the scariest in fiction since Stephen King's vampires in Salem's Lot...This exceptional thriller should be one of the most popular novels this year and will draw in readers everywhere." Library Journal, starred review "Meet what is likely to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer."- People "Imagine Michael Crichton crossbreeding Stephen King's "The Stand" and "Salem's Lot" in that lab on Jurassic Park, with rich infusions of Robert McCammon's "Swan Song," "Battlestar Galactica" and even Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."" - The Washington Post, "Cronin has given us what could be the best book of the summer. Don't wait to dive into The Passage ." -- USA Today "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind." -- Parade "Great storytelling ... vital, tender, and compelling" -- O, The Oprah Magazine "A blockbuster...astutely plotted and imaginative" -- The New York Times Book Review "Cronin gets it just right; the combination of attentive realism and doomsday stakes makes for a mesmerizing experience." -- Salon.com "We've just found our summer escape!" -- Elle , "Top 10 Summer Books for 2010" "Magnificently unnerving . . . A The Stand -meets- The Road journey." -- Entertainment Weekly , A- "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 "A literary richness that rivals Stephen King's The Stand ." -- Time "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a postapocalyptic American overrun by the gruesome reality behind the wish-fulfillment fantasies...manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review and "Pick of the week") "Literary author Cronin turns in an apocalyptic thriller in the spirit of Stephen King or Michael Crichton. . . . The young girl as heroine and role model is a nice touch." -- Kirkus "[An] apocalyptic epic . . . Expect a lot of interest in this title." -- Booklist "The monsters in this compulsive nail biter are the scariest in fiction since Stephen King's vampires in Salem's Lot. . . . This exceptional thriller should be one of the most popular novels this year and will draw in readers everywhere." -- Library Journal, starred review   "Meet what is likely to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer." -- People "Imagine Michael Crichton crossbreeding Stephen King's "The Stand" and "Salem's Lot" in that lab on Jurassic Park, with rich infusions of Robert McCammon's "Swan Song," "Battlestar Galactica" and even Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."" -- The Washington Post,  "Cronin has given us what could be the best book of the summer. Don't wait to dive into The Passage ."-- USA Today "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind."-- Parade "Great storytelling ... vital, tender, and compelling" - O, The Oprah Magazine "A blockbuster...astutely plotted and imaginative"-- The New York Times Book Review "Cronin gets it just right; the combination of attentive realism and doomsday stakes makes for a mesmerizing experience."-- Salon.com "We've just found our summer escape!"-- Elle , "Top 10 Summer Books for 2010" "Magnificently unnerving...A The Stand -meets- The Road journey."-- Entertainment Weekly , A- "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 "A literary richness that rivals Stephen King's The Stand ."-- Time "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a postapocalyptic American overrun by the gruesome reality behind the wish-fulfillment fantasies...manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style."-- Publishers Weekly (starred review and "Pick of the week") "Literary author Cronin turns in an apocalyptic thriller in the spirit of Stephen King or Michael Crichton....The young girl as heroine and role model is a nice touch."-- Kirkus "[An] apocalyptic epic...Expect a lot of interest in this title." -- Booklist "The monsters in this compulsive nail biter are the scariest in fiction since Stephen King's vampires in Salem's Lot...This exceptional thriller should be one of the most popular novels this year and will draw in readers everywhere."- Library Journal, starred review   "Meet what is likely to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer."-- People "Imagine Michael Crichton crossbreeding Stephen King's "The Stand" and "Salem's Lot" in that lab on Jurassic Park, with rich infusions of Robert McCammon's "Swan Song," "Battlestar Galactica" and even Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."" -- The Washington Post, "Cronin has given us what could be the best book of the summer. Don't wait to dive into The Passage."-USA Today "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind."-Parade "Great storytelling … vital, tender, and compelling" O, The Oprah Magazine "A blockbuster…astutely plotted and imaginative"-The New York Times Book Review "Cronin gets it just right; the combination of attentive realism and doomsday stakes makes for a mesmerizing experience."-Salon.com "We've just found our summer escape!"-Elle, "Top 10 Summer Books for 2010" "Magnificently unnerving…A The Stand-meets-The Road journey."-Entertainment Weekly, A- "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 "A literary richness that rivals Stephen King's The Stand."-Time "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a postapocalyptic American overrun by the gruesome reality behind the wish-fulfillment fantasies…manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style."-Publishers Weekly (starred review and "Pick of the week") "Literary author Cronin turns in an apocalyptic thriller in the spirit of Stephen King or Michael Crichton....The young girl as heroine and role model is a nice touch."-Kirkus "[An] apocalyptic epic…Expect a lot of interest in this title." -Booklist "The monsters in this compulsive nail biter are the scariest in fiction since Stephen King's vampires in Salem's Lot...This exceptional thriller should be one of the most popular novels this year and will draw in readers everywhere."Library Journal, starred review "Meet what is likely to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer."-People "Imagine Michael Crichton crossbreeding Stephen King's "The Stand" and "Salem's Lot" in that lab on Jurassic Park, with rich infusions of Robert McCammon's "Swan Song," "Battlestar Galactica" and even Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."" -The Washington Post From the Hardcover edition., "Magnificently unnerving…AThe Stand-meets-The Roadjourney."-Entertainment Weekly, A- "A literary richness that rivals Stephen King'sThe Stand."-Time "A postapocalyptic vampire trilogy, which Stephen King has hailed as a captivating epic…a potential commercial blockbuster by an award-winning literary novelist."-Wall Street Journal "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 "This summer's new 'it' book…a postapocalyptic epic…We've just found our summer escape!"-Elle, "Top 10 Summer Books for 2010" "Every so often a novel-reader's novel comes along: an enthralling, entertaining story wedded to simple, supple prose, both informed by tremendous imagination. Summer is the perfect time for such books, and this year readers can enjoy the gift of Justin Cronin'sThe Passage. Read fifteen pages and you will find yourself captivated; read thirty and you will find yourself taken prisoner and reading late into the night. It has the vividness that only epic works of fantasy and imagination can achieve. What else can I say? This: read this book and the ordinary world disappears."-Stephen King "Justin Cronin has written a wild, headlong, sweeping extravaganza of a novel. The Passageis the literary equivalent of a unicorn: a bonafide thriller that is sharply written, deeply humane, ablaze with big ideas, and absolutely impossible to put down."-Jennifer Egan "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a postapocalyptic American overrun by the gruesome reality behind the wish-fulfillment fantasies…manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style."-Publishers Weekly(starred review and "Pick of the week") "Literary author Cronin turns in an apocalyptic thriller in the spirit of Stephen King or Michael Crichton....The young girl as heroine and role model is a nice touch."-Kirkus "[An] apocalyptic epic…Expect a lot of interest in this title." -Booklist "The monsters in this compulsive nail biter are the scariest in fiction since Stephen King's vampires in Salem's Lot...This exceptional thriller should be one of the most popular novels this year and will draw in readers everywhere."Library Journal,starred review From the Hardcover edition., "Justin Cronin has written a wild, headlong, sweeping extravaganza of a novel.  The Passage is the literary equivalent of a unicorn: a bonafide thriller that is sharply written, deeply humane, ablaze with big ideas, and absolutely impossible to put down."-Jennifer Egan, author ofThe Keep, "Cronin has given us what could be the best book of the summer. Don't wait to dive into The Passage ." -- USA Today "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind." -- Parade "Great storytelling ... vital, tender, and compelling" -- O, The Oprah Magazine "A blockbuster...astutely plotted and imaginative" -- The New York Times Book Review "Cronin gets it just right; the combination of attentive realism and doomsday stakes makes for a mesmerizing experience." -- Salon.com "We've just found our summer escape!" -- Elle , "Top 10 Summer Books for 2010" "Magnificently unnerving . . . A The Stand -meets- The Road journey." -- Entertainment Weekly , A- "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 "A literary richness that rivals Stephen King's The Stand ." -- Time "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a postapocalyptic American overrun by the gruesome reality behind the wish-fulfillment fantasies...manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review and "Pick of the week") "Literary author Cronin turns in an apocalyptic thriller in the spirit of Stephen King or Michael Crichton. . . . The young girl as heroine and role model is a nice touch." -- Kirkus "[An] apocalyptic epic . . . Expect a lot of interest in this title." -- Booklist "The monsters in this compulsive nail biter are the scariest in fiction since Stephen King's vampires in Salem's Lot. . . . This exceptional thriller should be one of the most popular novels this year and will draw in readers everywhere." -- Library Journal, starred review "Meet what is likely to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer." -- People "Imagine Michael Crichton crossbreeding Stephen King's "The Stand" and "Salem's Lot" in that lab on Jurassic Park, with rich infusions of Robert McCammon's "Swan Song," "Battlestar Galactica" and even Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."" -- The Washington Post, "Cronin has given us what could be the best book of the summer. Don't wait to dive into The Passage ." -- USA Today "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind." -- Parade "Great storytelling ... vital, tender, and compelling" -- O, The Oprah Magazine "A blockbuster...astutely plotted and imaginative" -- The New York Times Book Review "Cronin gets it just right; the combination of attentive realism and doomsday stakes makes for a mesmerizing experience." -- Salon "We've just found our summer escape!" -- Elle , "Top 10 Summer Books for 2010" "Magnificently unnerving . . . A The Stand -meets- The Road journey." -- Entertainment Weekly , A- "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 "A literary richness that rivals Stephen King's The Stand ." -- Time "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a postapocalyptic American overrun by the gruesome reality behind the wish-fulfillment fantasies...manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review and "Pick of the week") "Literary author Cronin turns in an apocalyptic thriller in the spirit of Stephen King or Michael Crichton. . . . The young girl as heroine and role model is a nice touch." -- Kirkus "[An] apocalyptic epic . . . Expect a lot of interest in this title." -- Booklist "The monsters in this compulsive nail biter are the scariest in fiction since Stephen King's vampires in Salem's Lot. . . . This exceptional thriller should be one of the most popular novels this year and will draw in readers everywhere." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Meet what is likely to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer." -- People "Imagine Michael Crichton crossbreeding Stephen King's "The Stand" and "Salem's Lot" in that lab on Jurassic Park, with rich infusions of Robert McCammon's "Swan Song," "Battlestar Galactica" and even Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."" -- The Washington Post, "Meet what is likely to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer."-People "A postapocalyptic vampire trilogy, which Stephen King has hailed as a captivating epic…a potential commercial blockbuster by an award-winning literary novelist."-Wall Street Journal "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind."-Parade "Cronin has given us what could be the best book of the summer. Don't wait to dive intoThe Passage."-USA Today "The Passagemay be almost 800 pages, but you will turn them quickly." -NPR'sAll Things Considered "Cronin gets it just right; the combination of attentive realism and doomsday stakes makes for a mesmerizing experience."-Salon.com "Magnificently unnerving…AThe Stand-meets-The Roadjourney."-Entertainment Weekly, A- "A literary richness that rivals Stephen King'sThe Stand."-Time "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 "This summer's new 'it' book…a postapocalyptic epic…We've just found our summer escape!"-Elle, "Top 10 Summer Books for 2010" "Every so often a novel-reader's novel comes along: an enthralling, entertaining story wedded to simple, supple prose, both informed by tremendous imagination. Summer is the perfect time for such books, and this year readers can enjoy the gift of Justin Cronin'sThe Passage. Read fifteen pages and you will find yourself captivated; read thirty and you will find yourself taken prisoner and reading late into the night. It has the vividness that only epic works of fantasy and imagination can achieve. What else can I say? This: read this book and the ordinary world disappears."-Stephen King "Justin Cronin has written a wild, headlong, sweeping extravaganza of a novel. The Passageis the literary equivalent of a unicorn: a bonafide thriller that is sharply written, deeply humane, ablaze with big ideas, and absolutely impossible to put down."-Jennifer Egan "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a postapocalyptic American overrun by the gruesome reality behind the wish-fulfillment fantasies…manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style."-Publishers Weekly(starred review and "Pick of the week") "Literary author Cronin turns in an apocalyptic thriller in the spirit of Stephen King or Michael Crichton....The young girl as heroine and role model is a nice touch."-Kirkus "[An] apocalyptic epic…Expect a lot of interest in this title." -Booklist "The monsters in this compulsive nail biter are the scariest in fiction since Stephen King's vampires in Salem's Lot...This exceptional thriller should be one of the most popular novels this year and will draw in readers everywhere."Library Journal,starred review From the Hardcover edition., "Every so often a novel-reader's novel comes along: an enthralling, entertaining story wedded to simple, supple prose, both informed by tremendous imagination. Summer is the perfect time for such books, and this year readers can enjoy the gift of Justin Cronin'sThe Passage. Read fifteen pages and you will find yourself captivated; read thirty and you will find yourself taken prisoner and reading late into the night. It has the vividness that only epic works of fantasy and imagination can achieve. What else can I say? This: read this book and the ordinary world disappears."-Stephen King "The monsters in this compulsive nail biter are the scariest in fiction since Stephen King's vampires in Salem's Lot...This exceptional thriller should be one of the most popular novels this year and will draw in readers everywhere."Library Journal,starred review "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a post-apocalyptic America...[Cronin] manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style."Publishers Weekly, starred review From the Hardcover edition., "Cronin has given us what could be the best book of the summer. Don't wait to dive into The Passage ."- USA Today "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind."- Parade "Great storytelling … vital, tender, and compelling" O, The Oprah Magazine "A blockbuster…astutely plotted and imaginative"- The New York Times Book Review "Cronin gets it just right; the combination of attentive realism and doomsday stakes makes for a mesmerizing experience."- Salon.com "We've just found our summer escape!"- Elle , "Top 10 Summer Books for 2010" "Magnificently unnerving…A The Stand -meets- The Road journey."- Entertainment Weekly , A- "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 "A literary richness that rivals Stephen King's The Stand ."- Time "Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin's engrossingly horrific account of a postapocalyptic American overrun by the gruesome reality behind the wish-fulfillment fantasies…manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style."- Publishers Weekly (starred review and "Pick of the week") "Literary author Cronin turns in an apocalyptic thriller in the spirit of Stephen King or Michael Crichton....The young girl as heroine and role model is a nice touch."- Kirkus "[An] apocalyptic epic…Expect a lot of interest in this title." - Booklist "The monsters in this compulsive nail biter are the scariest in fiction since Stephen King's vampires in Salem's Lot...This exceptional thriller should be one of the most popular novels this year and will draw in readers everywhere." Library Journal, starred review "Meet what is likely to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer."- People "Imagine Michael Crichton crossbreeding Stephen King's "The Stand" and "Salem's Lot" in that lab on Jurassic Park, with rich infusions of Robert McCammon's "Swan Song," "Battlestar Galactica" and even Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."" - The Washington Post From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Edition
22
Series Volume Number
1
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This thrilling novel kicks off what Stephen King calls "a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction." NOW A FOX TV SERIES NAMED ONE OF PASTE 'S BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE DECADE - NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY TIME 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 - BookPage - Library Journal "It happened fast. Thirty-two minutes for one world to die, another to be born." An epic and gripping tale of catastrophe and survival, The Passage is the story of Amy--abandoned by her mother at the age of six, pursued and then imprisoned by the shadowy figures behind a government experiment of apocalyptic proportions. But Special Agent Brad Wolgast, the lawman sent to track her down, is disarmed by the curiously quiet girl and risks everything to save her. As the experiment goes nightmarishly wrong, Wolgast secures her escape--but he can't stop society's collapse. And as Amy walks alone, across miles and decades, into a future dark with violence and despair, she is filled with the mysterious and terrifying knowledge that only she has the power to save the ruined world. Look for the entire Passage trilogy: THE PASSAGE - THE TWELVE - THE CITY OF MIRRORS Praise for The Passage " A] blockbuster." -- The New York Times Book Review "Mythic storytelling." -- San Francisco Chronicle "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: a story about human beings trying to generate new hope in a world from which all hope has long since been burnt." -- Time "The type of big, engrossing read that will have you leaving the lights on late into the night." -- The Dallas Morning News "Addictive." -- Men's Journal "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind." -- Parade, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This thrilling novel kicks off what Stephen King calls "a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction." NOW A FOX TV SERIES NAMED ONE OF PASTE 'S BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE DECADE - NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY TIME 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 - BookPage - Library Journal "It happened fast. Thirty-two minutes for one world to die, another to be born." An epic and gripping tale of catastrophe and survival, The Passage is the story of Amy--abandoned by her mother at the age of six, pursued and then imprisoned by the shadowy figures behind a government experiment of apocalyptic proportions. But Special Agent Brad Wolgast, the lawman sent to track her down, is disarmed by the curiously quiet girl and risks everything to save her. As the experiment goes nightmarishly wrong, Wolgast secures her escape--but he can't stop society's collapse. And as Amy walks alone, across miles and decades, into a future dark with violence and despair, she is filled with the mysterious and terrifying knowledge that only she has the power to save the ruined world. Look for the entire Passage trilogy: THE PASSAGE THE TWELVE THE CITY OF MIRRORS Praise for The Passage " A] blockbuster." -- The New York Times Book Review "Mythic storytelling." -- San Francisco Chronicle "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: a story about human beings trying to generate new hope in a world from which all hope has long since been burnt." -- Time "The type of big, engrossing read that will have you leaving the lights on late into the night." -- The Dallas Morning News "Addictive." -- Men's Journal "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind." -- Parade, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * This thrilling novel kicks off what Stephen King calls "a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction." NOW A FOX TV SERIES! NAMED ONE OF PASTE 'S BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE DECADE * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY TIME 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 * BookPage * Library Journal "It happened fast. Thirty-two minutes for one world to die, another to be born." An epic and gripping tale of catastrophe and survival, The Passage is the story of Amy--abandoned by her mother at the age of six, pursued and then imprisoned by the shadowy figures behind a government experiment of apocalyptic proportions. But Special Agent Brad Wolgast, the lawman sent to track her down, is disarmed by the curiously quiet girl and risks everything to save her. As the experiment goes nightmarishly wrong, Wolgast secures her escape--but he can't stop society's collapse. And as Amy walks alone, across miles and decades, into a future dark with violence and despair, she is filled with the mysterious and terrifying knowledge that only she has the power to save the ruined world. Look for the entire Passage trilogy: THE PASSAGE THE TWELVE THE CITY OF MIRRORS Praise for The Passage "[A] blockbuster." -- The New York Times Book Review "Mythic storytelling." -- San Francisco Chronicle "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: a story about human beings trying to generate new hope in a world from which all hope has long since been burnt." -- Time "The type of big, engrossing read that will have you leaving the lights on late into the night." -- The Dallas Morning News "Addictive." -- Men's Journal "Cronin's unguessable plot and appealing characters will seize your heart and mind." -- Parade
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      Book had minor damage to the front board...

      Book had minor damage to the front board and multiple tears to the dust jacket. I would rate it acceptable condition not very good.

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    • Vampires! Very exciting!

      This it the first book in a 3-book series about vampires. TV tried to do a show based on The Passage and failed miserably. Don't let that stop you, the book is better! Great price and in great condition, considering it was a used book.

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    • Author is a little verbose, but great story line.

      I can't wait to order the next in the series!

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    • Nice clean book!

      I can only rate how the book looks. I have not had the chance to read it yet. I saw the movie, and I liked it. I’m hoping the book is just as good. Thank you!

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    • Great book series

      I love this series. It is well written and entertaining from beginning to end. If you like dystopia/apocalyptic stories, you have to read this series.

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