The Twelve

The end of the world was only the beginning.

In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Passage, Justin Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong. Now the scope widens and the intensity deepens as the epic story surges forward with . . .

THE TWELVE

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�� arrival even as society dissolves around her. Kittridge, known to the world as ��ast Stand in Denver,��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��nd that in connection lies hope, even on the darkest of nights.

One hundred years in the future, Amy and the others fight on for humankind�� salvation . . . unaware that the rules have changed. The enemy has evolved, and a dark new order has arisen with a vision of the future infinitely more horrifying than man�� extinction. If the Twelve are to fall, one of those united to vanquish them will have to pay the ultimate price.

A heart-stopping thriller rendered with masterful literary skill, The Twelve is a grand and gripping tale of sacrifice and survival.

PRAISE FOR JUSTIN CRONIN�� THE PASSAGE

Named 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

��agnificent . . . Cronin has taken his literary gifts, and he has weaponized them. . . . The Passage can stand proudly next to Stephen King�� apocalyptic masterpiece The Stand, but a closer match would be Cormac McCarthy�� The Road.��i>��ime

��ead this book and the ordinary world disappears.����tephen King

��A] big, engrossing read that will have you leaving the lights on late into the night.����i>The Dallas Morning News


From the Hardcover edition.