The Passage by Justin Cronin
By Justin CroninNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY "TIME" AND "LIBRARY JOURNAL" 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"
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.
Enthralling . . . You will find yourself captivated. Stephen King
Magnificently unnerving . . . "The Stand "meets" The Road." "Entertainment Weekly"
Great entertainment . . . [a] big, engrossing read. "The Dallas Morning News"
Mythic storytelling. "San Francisco Chronicle"
The story of Amy continues in "The Twelve, " coming soon. Look for a special preview in the back of the book."
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Book details
- Paperback
- 894 pages
- English
- 0345528174
- 9780345528179
About Justin Cronin
mary and o’neil frequently marveled at how, of all the lives they might have led, they had somehow found this one together. when they met at the phil Read More about Justin Cronin
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