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The Twelve [Hardcover]

Justin Cronin (Author)

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Release Date: 25 Oct 2012

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

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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

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Hardcover: 592 pages
Publisher: Orion; Hardback edition (25 Oct 2012)
Language: Unknown
ISBN-10: 0752897861
ISBN-13: 978-0752897868
Product Dimensions: 15.8 x 4.1 x 0.1 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (153 customer reviews)

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...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. (THE SUNDAY TIMES )

For fans of apocalyptic thrillers who aren't afraid of the dark (GLAMOUR.COM )

[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. (INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE )

The follow-up to the much-lauded The Passage deepens and darkens the apocalyptic events of the first book (BELFAST TELEGRAPH )

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The epic story of THE PASSAGE continues.

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Underwhelmed 10 Nov 2012

By Miss Carol A Holmes

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First of all I'd like to get this out of the way. The Passage is one of my favourite ever books, it deserved its comparisons to the Stand, and in my opinion was the better novel. I liked the change in pace, the variation of style, I adored it and appreciated being introduced to the word 'subsumed'. I felt I travelled that journey with them, didn't want it to end. And I really looked forward to continuing the saga with The Twelve.

It starts well, you get involved with the characters, from Last Stand in Denver to the school bus, you're quickly drawn into the story, the survivors and look forward to at least finding out their eventual fate...except you don't. Not really. A whole bus load of passengers disappears into obscurity. (or does it? I found myself beyond caring)

The switch to post virus starts with a picnic that turns to disaster, then we have half to three quarters of a book with not a lot happening. I can barely remember the details of what did and frankly want to forget. It does get going somewhat later on, some details had me puzzled, but I put that down to trying to get through the boring parts as fast as possible and not picking up everything. The last few chapters were quite gripping - some bits made me feel quite emotional but they were no means enough payback for the dull rubbish that had preceded.

In short; overlong, could use a touch of editing and apparently owes some inspiration to Harry Potter. And the few good bits are what elevated it to a two star.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not half as good as The Passage 8 Dec 2012

By Bodvok

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I have been waiting to read this book for over a year and constantly scoured the internet for news of its release. As soon as I could I downloaded it to my beloved Kindle and prepared to block out the world for a few days and take myself back to Cronin's apocalyptic world which I had so loved in the first book of this trilogy, The Passage. The first half didn't disappoint and without giving the plot away the whole section about Kittridge 'last stand in Denver' was probably better than anything I have read in the 2 books so far. When Danny was driving that bus just after the virus had been let loose I cheered and cried both at the same time. However, the second half of the book goes off at a complete tangent and now the war is against other human survivors and factions. I found the comparisons with the Nazi death camps and The Homeland quite startling, unnecessary and distasteful. Cronin has lost his way with this book and as has been mentioned in other reviews the endless edition of new characters makes it ever more confusing. In the latter half my heart would sink as a new character was added and I had to work out who they were related to or how they fitted in. To sum up I could have read about Kittridge and co. forever but the rest of the book is just average and the plotline doesn't really follow on from the first book. It is as though Cronin has written another story and just added it in for good measure because he couldn't think of anything else which I find bizarre to say the least. I am giving 3 stars mainly because of the sheer accomplishment of this work and I will go on to read the final part of this trilogy on its release but please Mr Cronin get back to the original theme of The Passage which was oh so much better.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings 16 Nov 2012

By Robert Phillips

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As has been mentioned in a lot of reviews, I loved The Passage and was a little worried about how The Twelve would turn out.

I loved the first half, it was fast moving, exciting and had a few twists I didn't see coming - I couldn't put it down. But then something went dreadfully wrong.

The virals - and especially the twelve - couldn't really be as frightening in the second book, as we had already learned too much about them, but they were turned into absolute jokes which was a real shame.

And the last few chapters? Oh dear. You can tell that the film rights have already been sold and the end was written like a really pathetic Hollywood action film. All those completely cheesy old moments that were bad even the first time you saw them and then just plain embarrassing in the multitude of films after that were squeezed in. You could just see them on the big screen, remembering all those dreadful films you have seen where you think "why on Earth did the script writer and director put that old drivel in there?"

Yes, I will buy number 3 because I want to see what happens. I just hope the cheesy sell-out to Hollywood will disappear and some real story telling is reestablished!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Really different post apocolypse story

This is an excellent follow up to The Passage. Justin Cronin brings a vast story together and holds the readers attention with good flowing prose and exciting story lines. Read more

Published 2 hours ago by Antoni SEE

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing second book

I couldn't wait to read the second in the trilogy, and was not disappointed . Now I can't wait to read part three. Read more

Published 2 days ago by Amanda and Paul

4.0 out of 5 stars A fantasy/disaster novel

I like books like this - I enjoyed the first book 'The Passage' and disaster that occurred and the events afterwards - this one is the second in the series and followed the... Read more

Published 4 days ago by Dm Harrison

3.0 out of 5 stars Quite disappointed

I was really looking forward to Reading this Book i loved the First One i would say it was One of my favourite Books of all Time. Read more

Published 6 days ago by Sweetie

4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping

The Twelve is the middle book of Justin Cronin's post apocalyptic trilogy that details the engineered vampires and America after they take over. Read more

Published 7 days ago by Syriat

5.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to put down

A compelling page turner. I loved how the different sub-stories converged with each other. The characters are likable and interesting in distinct ways. Read more

Published 11 days ago by blue_skies_2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic sequel.

An absolutely gripping read which will keep readers up into small hours of the night. I can not recommended this book enough. Absolutely loved it.

Published 11 days ago by Becka Seal

5.0 out of 5 stars just simply great

Worth the wait. Justin draws you in subtly so that the story becomes a journey that you just don't want to end. Hurry up with the third mate.

Published 13 days ago by Paul in Jersey

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing

Quite sad about this really. Disjointed narrative, lack of characterisation, loose ends all over the place. One or two decent segments but on the whole I found it hard to get into. Read more

Published 13 days ago by MartinD

5.0 out of 5 stars Great follow up

After reading the passage I was hooked and downloaded this straight away its brilliant really enjoyed this book couldn't put it down.

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