Think Vampire books are for teenagers? You obviously missed The Passage. College literature professor Justin Cronin was inspired by his daughter’s request to “write a book about a girl who saves the world.” His answer was The Passage, a sprawling, century spanning post-apocalyptic epic. Imagine the landscape of Stephen King’s The Stand with the addition of man-made psychic vampires.
The second book in the trilogy promises to explore the spiritual aspects of total devastation. The title, a reference to the original 12 child molesters turned vampires, who now use their mind control powers to enslave those to whom they have spread their undead condition. The introduction of the book, retells the events of The Passage in the phraseology of an Old Testament epic. The title may also be a reference to the twelve apostles, showing that the series could take a turn toward allegory.
The Twelve is available now, in text, digital and audio.
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