Contest PASSAGE. Justin Cronin "Read this book and the everyday world disappear." Stephen King
Deep in the jungle, a scientist at the head of an expedition, discovered a miracle substance that may allow increasing the life expectancy of mankind and destroy most diseases. At least that is what he believes. You're wrong.
No human being comes out alive from the expedition. Those who survive are no longer human beings.
In a top secret facility U.S. government unthinkable happens: a security flaw allows escape a monstrous beings who had been the subject of a military experiment chilling. In an incredibly short time, unleashing chaos and destruction in its wake.
Not far from there, Amy, an orphan girl, barely six years old, begins a treacherous journey. Amy is a very special girl: I know that bloodthirsty virus that chase, and so do those who have ordered the FBI agent Brad Wolgast you to browse at all costs.
But Wolgast disobeys his orders and instead, decides to protect Amy. Knowing that there is the key to stop the horror that has gripped the planet. As the Earth as we know it is approaching a terrific speed to its own end, Amy and Wolgast begin their peculiar odyssey through a world transformed by man's darkest dreams, waiting for that moment they can end what should never have happened.
The multi Justin Cronin The passage offers us a wonderful adventure full of suspense and an epic of human endurance to the mother of all disasters. Dating
"Every now and see a novel that offers a fascinating and entertaining story with a simple and straightforward prose, based on imagination extraordinary. This year, readers of these novels will enjoy Justin Cronin's passage. If you read fifteen pages will be enthralled, if you read thirty taken prisoner and you can not stop reading until the wee hours of the morning. It has the clarity that can only be achieved epic works of fantasy and imagination. What else I can say? The following: read this book and the everyday world disappear. "
Stephen King" The vast Cronin novel transcends all the clichés to give us a chilling post-apocalyptic vampire story that is read at a feverish pace. Not only is a brilliant story with thrilling plot twists and graphic action sequences, but a gripping psychological portrait of a survivor faced with the sad reality of having lost the past and terribly uncertain future. "The Guardian
" The passage is a wonderful combination of literature and the supernatural, an amazing start to a trilogy that will surely fascinate all readers. " Amazon.com Book of the Month of June 2010.
"Beautifully disturbing ... A trip between Revelation of Stephen King and The Road by Cormac McCarthy." Entertaining
Weekly "This thriller exceptional conditions be one of the most popular novels of the year. "
Library Journal" The most anticipated novel is a macabre feast of blood drinkers who will make your fantasies about vampires become nightmares ... Cronin has given us possibly the best book year. Do not wait to dive into the passage. "
USA Today" A horror novel that offers genuine surprises. "New York Times
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Author Justin Cronin was born in New England. Currently a professor at Rice University and lives with his family in Houston, Texas. His first novel, Mary and O'Neil, she won Awards PEN / Hemingway Award and Stephen Crane. He later wrote the acclaimed The Summer Guest. Published in June 2010, the passenger, his third novel and first of a trilogy, became one of the most talked about books of the moment and debuted at No. 3 on the list of best-sellers of the New York Times. Today, Justin Cronin is preparing the next installment in the trilogy, titled The Twelve and The City of Mirrors.
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