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The Twelve [Hardcover]

Justin Cronin
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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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  • 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 (150 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 15,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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
Format:Kindle Edition
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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Vampire Diaries 7 Dec 2012
By Crookedmouth HALL OF FAME TOP 10 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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So we come to the second blood soaked, post-apocalyptic zombie-fest in Cronin's trilogy. Part Two has attracted it's fair share of disappointed reviewers but I, for one found The Twelve to be a rip-roaring page turner; beautifully written, exciting, gripping and largely satisfying - a worthy follow-up to The Passage.

The story continues, briefly, more or less where it left off, with our heroes holed up in a Texas community of plague survivors. It then jumps back some 100 years to Day Zero when the vampire plague first struck and adds a whole new layer of back-story and fresh characters. We then jump forward in time to about 80AV and then again to 100AV to pick the main thread of the story back up again. I can sympathise with some of the objections - there is a whole host of new characters and some of the old ones have disappeared without trace, so quite a lot of water has gone under ther bridge (or should that be blood under the bridge?) since Part 1 ended. Along with the jittery timeline, this makes The Twelve is a pretty confusing read to begin with and even towards the end I was having to skip to the Dramatis Personae to remind myself about who was who, who was where and who was when.

Nevertheless, as I've mentioned, I couldn't put this book down and enjoyed it from first to last. Cronin writes beautifully - this is no amateur "You know what? I think I'll write a vampire novel!" affair. His descriptive passages are elegant and dreamy and his characters (when you can keep up with their identities) are nicely fleshed out. He doesn't stint on the tension or action and the story is enjoyable, gripping and compelling. I guess if I was to criticise, I would point to the deus ex machina that drop by to help our heroes out of trouble (a get-out that Mr C used somewhat liberally in The Passage). It's also fair to say that the apocalyptic demnouement in the football stadium is, how can I say this? a bit of a Hollywood action flick sequence, overblown and rather breathlessly written.

I was rather taken, however, by the way Cronin avoided the James Bond evil genius cliché by making the baddie (Horace Guilder) less of an evil genius and more of a bureaucratic despot and Guilder's Babylon less of a city of the d@mned and more of a city of god-d@mned civil servants. My guess is that when society does disintegrate, the survivors won't be ruled over by the traditional post-apocalyptic little H!tlers - it will be the public servants who flourish (along with the telephone sanitation engineers and advertising executives, perhaps?).

I for one and happy to award this five stars. It's a great story and I can't wait for Part Three.
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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 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 1 day 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 2 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 6 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 6 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 8 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 8 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.
Published 10 days ago by mrs jacquelin lovegrove
5.0 out of 5 stars fear of the dark
Enthralling a gripping insight into the minds of the twelve. A post apocalyptic mind blast dark and exciting. The continuation of a great story can't wait for the final book.
Published 16 days ago by mark theodore logan esq.
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
I read the first book, The Passage, and loved it, so was compelled to see how the story of the virals and Amy continued. I'm pleased to say it doesnt dissapoint. Read more
Published 19 days ago by loopylou
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
I would definitely recommend this series. I couldn't put it down. Go out and buy this book! Justin Cronin is a brilliant author.
Published 28 days ago by Mr. Renos Erotocritou
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