Book · 2010 · FICTION
The Passage
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So I'm thinking of something like the last of us which feels quite a bit like the road or the passage by Justin Cronin games call on literature all the time.
The best things said about it
A couple of good books on the hard cover fiction list um starting right at the top Justin Cronin concludes his passage Trilogy uh the first two books in that were the passage and the 12 the third and final book in the trilogy is the City of Mirrors.
Why people recommend it
The Passage by Justin Cronin is an epic post-apocalyptic horror novel that chronicles the collapse of human civilization following a catastrophic government experiment involving a viral contagion that turns people into vampire-like creatures, tracking a small band of survivors over a century. Gabrielle Zevin discussed the novel on The Book Review in July 2024 during the episode A Novel About Brilliant Young Game Designers. Zevin compared modern storytelling in video games to literary works, likening games such as The Last of Us to Cormac McCarthy's The Road and Justin Cronin's apocalyptic narrative. In another episode of The Book Review from July 2024 titled Inside The New York Times Book Review: Before the Fall, Greg Cowles discussed the hardcover fiction bestseller list and noted that Justin Cronin was concluding his acclaimed trilogy with the third and final installment, The City of Mirrors, following the immense success of the first two volumes, The Passage and The Twelve. Both podcast appearances emphasized the enduring cultural footprint of Cronin's apocalyptic narrative, celebrating its prominent place in contemporary genre fiction and its influence across diverse storytelling mediums.
Every mention
Gabrielle Zevin so I'm thinking of something like the last of us which feels quite a bit like the road or the passage by Ju… 1
“so I'm thinking of something like the last of us which feels quite a bit like the road or the passage by Justin Cronin games call on literature all the time”
Greg Cowles a couple of good books on the hard cover fiction list um starting right at the top Justin Cronin concludes… 1
“a couple of good books on the hard cover fiction list um starting right at the top Justin Cronin concludes his passage Trilogy uh the first two books in that were the passage and the 12 the third and final book in the trilogy is the City of Mirrors”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“so Cronin is the author behind a Trilogy of books about a Vampire post-apocalypse the first book the passage from 2010 in particular is quite good”