Justin Cronin Books

Survivors of a government-induced apocalypse endure their violent and disease-stricken world while protecting their loved ones; while a century into the future, members of a transformed society determinedly search for the original twelve virals

A security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a chilling military experiment. Then, a night of chaos and carnage gives way to sunrise on a nation, and ultimately a world, forever altered. All that remains for the stunned survivors is the long fight ahead and a future ruled by fear, darkness, death, and a fate far worse

A literary thriller unfolding in multiple time frames, "The Twelve" is a page-turning epic of sacrifice and survival.In the present As three strangers attempt to navigate the chaos cast upon civilization by a U.S. government experiment gone wrong, their destinies intertwine.A hundred years in the Amy, Peter, Alicia, and the others introduced in "The Passage" hunt the original twelve virals . . . unaware that the rules of the game have changed, and that one of them will have to sacrifice everything to bring the Twelve down.

'Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying.' STEPHEN KING*****The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean: in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it. . .Citizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives, attended to by the support staff who live on a cramped neighbouring island, where whispers begin to grow into cries for revolution.Meanwhile, life for Prosperans is perfection - and when it's not, their bodies are sent to the mysterious third island: a facility named The Nursery, to be rebooted and restart life afresh.Proctor Bennett is a Ferryman, who shepherds the soon-to-be retired into the unknown. He never questioned his work until the day he is delivered a cryptic message:"The world is not the world..."These simple words unravel something that he has secretly suspected. They seep into strange dreams - of the stars and the sea - and the unshakeable feeling that someone is trying to tell him something important.Something greater than anyone could possibly imagine, which could change the fate of humanity itself...*****'A mind-bending novel full of big ideas and a rollercoaster's worth of twists and turns - so powerful and thrilling!' ANDY WEIR, author of The Martian

WINNER OF THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD • “An astonishingly good first novel . . . fully engaging from the first paragraph. What a to be able to live alongside these people for a while.”—Ann Patchett,  Chicago Tribune Mary and O’ They are like any other couple. They have survived loss and found love and managed the occasional hard-earned laugh as they move toward the future, hearts thick with hope. Each human life is ever changing, born of moments large and small—births and deaths and weddings, grave mistakes and chance encounters and acts of surprising courage—and in this unforgettable book, Justin Cronin makes vivid how those moments connect us all, making us more than we could ever be on our own.Alight with nuance, sly humor, and startling wisdom, Mary and O’Neil celebrates the uncommon grace to be found in common livesPraise for  Mary and O’Neil  “Admirably fearless.” — The New York Times Book Review“The kind of storytelling that goes down easy, and sticks to your ribs.” — The Philadelphia Inquirer“Cronin succeeds, touchingly and tenderly, in portraying life itself as a triumph of hope over experience.” — The Boston Globe

Voor de laatste maal keert Harry Wainwright, een succesvol zakenman die nog maar kort te leven heeft, terug naar een vakantieoord in het betoverende Maine. Twee dingen staan Harry voor ogen: nog eenmaal vissen op de plek waar hij dertig jaar lang troost heeft gevonden, en het bekendmaken van zijn erfenis, waarmee hij het leven van zeker vier mensen voorgoed zal veranderen. Ieder van hen vertelt zijn verhaal: Jordan Patterson, de jongeman die Harry op zijn laatste reis zal begeleiden; de eigenaar van het kamp, Joe Crosby, dienstweigeraar tijdens de Vietnam-oorlog die met de ingrijpende consequenties daarvan moet leren leven; Lucy, getrouwd met Joe en de vrouw van wie Harry heimelijk al dertig jaar houdt; en ten slotte Kate, de dochter van Joe en Lucy, die de sleutel bewaart van de laatste nog gesloten deur naar het verleden.

Az Őrség tagjai azt mondták, a hadsereg visszajön, és hoz még gyerekeket meg katonákat, de végül nem jött senki. A buszok és a teherautók elhajtottak, és amikor leszállt a sötétség, bezárták a kapukat, és felgyulladtak a fények, amik úgy világítottak, mintha nappal lenne, a csillagok nem is látszódtak. Micsoda látvány volt! Terrence és én kimentünk, hogy megnézzük, reszketve a hidegtől, és én tudtam, hogy amit mondott, az igaz. Mostantól itt élünk. Ott voltunk, együtt, az Első Éjszaka, amikor a fények kigyulladtak, és a csillagok kihunytak. És az azóta eltelt években, abban a sok-sok évben nem láttam többé a csillagokat egyszer sem.