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The Twelve

‘Will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction’ Stephen King

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The Twelve

By: Justin Cronin
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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 'A literary superthriller' NEW YORK TIMES - and major TV series

THE TWELVE

Death-row prisoners with nightmare pasts and no future.

THE TWELVE

Until they were selected for a secret experiment.

THE TWELVE

To create something more than human.

THE TWELVE

Now they are the future and humanity's worst nightmare has begun.

THE TWELVE

The epic sequel to

THE PASSAGE

(p) 2012 Penguin Random House LLC©2012 Justin Cronin Fantasy Fiction Horror Science Fiction Supernatural Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense

Critic Reviews

As exhilarating as The Passage, with people variously trapped in hideous bleak labour camps, engaging in cage fights with virals (Cronin's name for vampires) or chained up for decades.
For fans of apocalyptic thrillers who aren't afraid of the dark
[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
The follow-up to the much-lauded The Passage deepens and darkens the apocalyptic events of the first book
[A] literary superthriller.
A compulsive read.
All stars
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Oh I love this series! I'm off to start Book three. Can't wait! Justin Cronin rocks

The Passage Trilogy

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I enjoyed this probably more than the first one as i thought it was easier to follow. Love the story and look forward to listening to the last one.

This trilogy just gets better.

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loved it. loved it. loved it. do yourself a favour and give it a listen

wow. this was an incredible follow up to the first

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loved it! Enjoying the different roles played. Very enjoyable listen. Look forward to the next book ☺

very good listen

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Epic tale with a lot old school heroism. Could get a little sentimental at times.

Cronin and Brick - a dynamic duo

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