The Twelve: 'Will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction' Stephen King

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The eagerly anticipated sequel to the global bestseller The Passage, now an epic drama on Fox from writer Elizabeth Heldens and executive producer Ridley Scott. 'A literary superthriller' NEW YORK TIMES 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

Born and raised in New England, Justin Cronin is a multi-award-winning writer. He is Professor of English at Rice University, and lives with his family in Houston, Texas.

Read this book and the ordinary world disappears Cronin's massive novel transcends its cliches ... It's not only a brilliantly told story, with thrilling plot twists and graphic action sequences, but a moving psychological portrait of survivors facing up to the poignant fact of a lost past and a horrifically uncertain future - Guardian on THE PASSAGE The stuff of reading frenzies - Sunday Telegraph on THE PASSAGE Enthralling ... Cronin writes with verve and versatility, and is just as good in action scenes as he is in handling more literary material ... Above all, Amy is a superb creation, believably human yet beguilingly enigmatic - Sunday Times on THE PASSAGE Epic, apocalyptic, heart-wrenching, catastrophic, mesmerising... - Daily Mirror on THE PASSAGE A terrifying apocalyptic thriller, populated by believable, sympathetic characters. Once you start reading it, you won't want it to end - The Times on THE PASSAGE