Justin Cronin Books in Order (The Passage)
All of Justin Cronin’s Books in Order!
Who is Justin Cronin?
American author from New England, Justin Cronin is a former professor of English and creative writing teacher who is known for his science-fiction and horror books.
More precisely, Justin Cronin found great success with The Passage series, a post-Apocalyptic Vampire trilogy published between 2010 and 2016, and adapted for television on the FOX network.
How To Read Justin Cronin Books in Order?
The Passage Trilogy
- The Passage (2010)
- The Twelve (2012)
- The City of Mirrors (2016)
What is the plot of the The Passage Trilogy?
For more information about the books in the Passage series by Justin Cronin, you’ll find below the official synopsis for all the books:
The Passage (2010) – Amy was 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.
The Twelve (2012) – In the present day, as the man-made apocalypse unfolds, three strangers navigate the chaos. Lila, a doctor, and an expectant mother, is so shattered by the spread of violence and infection that she continues to plan for her child’s arrival even as society dissolves around her. Kittridge has been forced to flee his stronghold and is now on the road, dodging the infected, armed but alone and well aware that a tank of gas will get him only so far. April is a teenager fighting to guide her little brother safely through a landscape of death and ruin. These three will learn that they have not been fully abandoned-and that in connection lies hope, even on the darkest of nights.
The City of Mirrors (2016) – In a dead metropolis, Zero waits. He is The First. Father of the Twelve. The anguish that shattered his human life haunts him, and the hatred spawned by his transformation burns bright. His fury will be quenched only when he destroys Amy-humanity’s only hope, the Girl from Nowhere who grew up to rise against him. One last time light and dark will clash, and at last Amy and her friends will know their fate.
The Other Novels by Justin Cronin
A Short History of the Long Ball (1990) – Tells the story of two boys who remain friends through adulthood regardless of their contrasting family values and differing personal choices.
Mary and O’Neil (2001) – Mary and O’Neil: They are like any other couple. They have survived loss and found love and managed the occasional hard-earned laugh as they move toward the future, hearts thick with hope. Each human life is ever-changing, born of moments large and small-births and deaths and weddings, grave mistakes and chance encounters and acts of surprising courage-and in this unforgettable book, Justin Cronin makes vivid how those moments connect us all, making us more than we could ever be on our own.
The Summer Guest (2004) – On an evening in late summer, the great financier Harry Wainwright, nearing the end of his life, arrives at a rustic fishing camp in a remote area of Maine. He comes bearing two things: his wish for a day of fishing in a place that has brought him solace for thirty years, and an astonishing bequest that will forever change the lives of those around him.
What should you read if you like Justin Cronin’s novels?
If you like reading Justin Cronin’s books, you may be interested in the Silo series and Stephen King‘s novels.
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