New Releases by Justin Cronin

In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel "The Passage, " Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong. Now the scope widens and the intensity deepens as the epic story surges forward with the second installment of this trilogy, now available in a tall Premium Edition.

Zu Anfang waren es zwölf Kriminelle, die auf die Todesstrafe warteten. Doch dann wurden sie auserwählt für ein geheimes Experiment. Es sollte den Fortschritt bringen, aus ihnen sollten mehr als nur Menschen werden. Doch es schlug fehl. Jetzt sind es diese Zwölf, die das Leben auf der Erde bedrohen und das Ende der Menschheit bedeuten könnten. Und die letzte Hoffnung ruht auf einem Mädchen. Amy ist die Einzige, die sich der Macht der Zwölf entgegenstellen kann. Aber der Gegner ist stark, und ihre Kraft scheint mehr und mehr zu schwinden ...

"El mundo ha sido arrasado por hordas de vampiros mutantes y dirigidos por ''los doce'', los primeros infectados. La humanidad subsiste en enclaves aislados en un planeta que se ha convertido en territorio hostil. Unos pocos personajes intentan, como pueden, sobrevivir en el caos.Mientras tanto, Amy y sus companeros siguen combatiendo para salvar lo que queda de la humanidad, sin saber que el enemigo ha evolucionado y que ahora tienen complices entre los hombres, decididos a crear un nuevo orden mucho mas siniestro que la extincion total. Ahora, launica esperanza es acabar con los doce virales primigenios, los que se infectaron en primer lugar, aunque para eso haya que pagar el precio definitivo.Secuela de la exitosa El pasaje, clamorosamente elogiada por Stephen King, Los doce es un escalofriante thriller y, al mismo tiempo, una fascinante historia de sacrificio y supervivencia."--Casadellibro.

Dans Le Passage, Justin Cronin avait imaginé un monde terrifiant, apparu à la suite d''une expérience gouvernementale ayant tourné à l''apocalypse. Aujourd''hui, l''aventure se poursuit à travers l''épopée des Douze. De nos jours. Alors que le fléau déclenché par l''homme se déchaîne, trois étrangers naviguent au milieu du chaos. Lila, enceinte, est à ce point bouleversée par la propagation de la violence et de l''épidémie qu''elle continue de préparer l''arrivée de son enfant comme si de rien n''était. Kittridge, surnommé "Ultime combat à Denver", pour sa bravoure, est obligé de fuir afin d''échapper aux mutants viruls, bien conscient qu''un plein d''essence ne le mènera pas très loin. April, une adolescente à la volonté farouche, lutte pour protéger son petit frère. Tous trois découvriront bientôt que l''espoir demeure, même au coeur de la plus sombre des nuits. Cent ans plus tard. En quête du salut de l''humanité depuis l''apparition des douze vampires à l''origine de la prolifération des viruls, Amy et ses compagnons ignorent que les règles du jeu ont changé. Les Douze ont donné naissance à un pouvoir occulte, incarné par le maléfique Horace Guilder et porteur d''une vision de l''avenir infiniment plus effrayante encore. Extraordinaire parabole sur le thème du sacrifice et de la survie, récit choral d''une incroyable diversité, intrigue étourdissante, Les Douze comblera les attentes des nombreux admirateurs du Passage - best-seller international unanimement salué par la critique - autant qu''il séduira ceux qui ne connaissent pas encore l''univers prodigieux de Justin Cronin... A tous, la lecture de ces quelque mille pages fera passer des nuits blanches.

At the end of The passage, the great viral plague had left a small group of survivors clinging to life amidst a world transformed into a nightmare. In the second volume of this epic trilogy, this same group of survivors, led by the mysterious, charismatic Amy, go on the attack, leading an insurrection against the virals: the first offensives of the Second Viral War. To do this, they must infiltrate a dozen hives, each presided over by one of the original Twelve. Their secret weapon: Alicia, transformed at the end of book one into a half human, half viral - but whose side, in the end, is she really on?

Nadat de wereld bijna ten onder ging door een geheim medisch experiment, probeert een groep mensen te overleven tussen de besmette viralen. Ze dolen door Amerika, op zoek naar de oplossing voor de nachtmerrie die de wereld veranderde. Onder leiding van de mysterieuze en charismatische Amy, die zelf ooit door het virus werd besmet, gaat de groep rond Peter en Alicia de strijd aan met de vijandige kolonies. Om te overleven zullen ze de twaalf mannen moeten vinden die deel uitmaakten van het experiment. Hiervoor moeten ze infiltreren in twaalf kolonies, verspreid over heel Amerika. Ze beseffen echter niet dat de spelregels zijn veranderd, en dat een van hen een groot offer zal moeten brengen om te kunnen overwinnen.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The end of the world was only the beginning. In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Passage, Justin Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong. Now the scope widens and the intensity deepens as the epic story surges forward . . . In the present day, as the man-made apocalypse unfolds, three strangers navigate the chaos. Lila, a doctor and an expectant mother, is so shattered by the spread of violence and infection that she continues to plan for her child’s arrival even as society dissolves around her. Kittridge, known to the world as “Last Stand in Denver,” has been forced to flee his stronghold and is now on the road, dodging the infected, armed but alone and well aware that a tank of gas will get him only so far. April is a teenager fighting to guide her little brother safely through a landscape of death and ruin. These three will learn that they have not been fully abandoned—and that in connection lies hope, even on the darkest of nights. One hundred years in the future, Amy and the others fight on for humankind’s salvation . . . unaware that the rules have changed. The enemy has evolved, and a dark new order has arisen with a vision of the future infinitely more horrifying than man’s extinction. If the Twelve are to fall, one of those united to vanquish them will have to pay the ultimate price. A heart-stopping thriller rendered with masterful literary skill, The Twelve is a grand and gripping tale of sacrifice and survival. Look for the entire Passage trilogy: THE PASSAGE | THE TWELVE | THE CITY OF MIRRORS Praise for The Twelve “[A] literary superthriller.”—The New York Times Book Review “An undeniable and compelling epic . . . a complex narrative of flight and forgiveness, of great suffering and staggering loss, of terrible betrayals and incredible hope.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “The Twelve is even better than The Passage.”—The Plain Dealer “A compulsive read.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Gripping . . . Cronin [introduces] eerie new elements to his masterful mythology. . . . Enthralling, emotional and entertaining.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune “Fine storytelling.”—Associated Press “Cronin is one of those rare authors who works on two different levels, blending elegantly crafted literary fiction with cliff-hanging thrills.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Nel cuore della foresta boliviana il professor Jonas Lear fa una scoperta destinata a cambiare per sempre il destino dell''umanità: un virus, trasmesso dai pipistrelli che, modificato, è in grado di rendere più forti gli esseri umani, preservandoli da malattie e invecchiamento...

Die Welt, wie Sie sie kennen, wird es nicht mehr geben! Bevor sie das Mädchen von Nirgendwo wurde – das Mädchen, das plötzlich auftauchte, die Erste und Letzte und Einzige, die tausend Jahre lebte – war sie nur ein kleines Mädchen aus Iowa und hieß Amy. Amy Harper Bellafonte. Das Mädchen Amy ist gerade einmal sechs Jahre alt, als es von zwei FBI-Agenten entführt und auf ein geheimes medizinisches Versuchsgelände verschleppt wird. Man hat lange nach Amy gesucht: der optimalen Versuchsperson für ein mysteriöses Experiment, das nichts Geringeres zum Ziel hat, als Menschen unsterblich zu machen. Doch dann geht irgendetwas schief – völlig schief. Von einem Tag auf den anderen rast die Welt dem Untergang entgegen. Und nur eine kann die Menschheit vielleicht noch retten: Amy Harper Bellafonte.

Het lot van de wereld ligt in de handen van een klein meisje De zesjarige Amy Harper Belafonte is de dertiende proefpersoon in een geheim project van de Amerikaanse overheid. Een experiment dat volledig misloopt wanneer de eerste twaalf proefpersonen, besmet met een dodelijk virus, uitbreken. Amy weet te ontsnappen en verschuilt zich in de bossen van Oregon, ver verwijderd van de menselijke beschaving die wordt vernietigd door de gevolgen van het experiment. Honderd jaar later weet een ommuurde kolonie zich staande te houden tegen de kwaadaardige wezens die het dorre Amerikaanse landschap bevolken. Dan verschijnt uit het niets een jonge vrouw, ze heeft geen stem, geen herinneringen. Ze raakt bevriend met een groep jonge overlevenden en samen maken zij de oversteek naar de plaats waar het ooit begon om het geheim van haar mysterieuze bestaan te ontdekken een geheim met de kracht om de wereld te redden.

''A Passagem'' é um suspense sobre a luta humana diante de uma catástrofe sem precedentes. Da destruição da sociedade que conhecemos aos esforços de reconstruí-la na nova ordem que se instaura, do confronto entre o bem e o mal ao questionamento interno de cada personagem, pessoas comuns são levadas a feitos extraordinários, enfrentando seus maiores medos em um mundo que recende a morte.

Una epidemia irrefrenable, desatada por un desastroso experimento militar, inunda el planeta. Los infectados por el virus ya no son seres humanos, sino eficaces e invulnerables máquinas de matar. Sólo una niña, una huérfana llamada Amy, parece compartir con los infectados muchos de sus poderes, pero no su sed de sangre. Cuando el mundo tal y como lo conocemos llega a su fin, es Amy la única que cruzará el pasaje entre un planeta moribundo y un planeta nuevo, donde tribus dispersas de humanos sobreviven como pueden en un mundo hostil que ya no les pertenece. Escrita por un autor multipremiado, El pasaje es la primera parte de una fantástica trilogía que se ha convertido, incluso desde antes de su aparición, en la novela más comentada de los últimos tiempos, al mismo tiempo una formidable aventura llena de acción y suspense y una épica de la resistencia humana frente a a la peor de las catástrofes.

With a rare combination of emotional insight, narrative power, and lyrical grace, Justin Cronin transforms the simple story of a dying man’s last wish into a rich tapestry of family love. “A work of art . . . a great American novel.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer On an evening in late summer, the great financier Harry Wainwright, nearing the end of his life, arrives at a rustic fishing camp in a remote area of Maine. He comes bearing two things: his wish for a day of fishing in a place that has brought him solace for thirty years, and an astonishing bequest that will forever change the lives of those around him. From the battlefields of Italy to the turbulence of the Vietnam era, to the private battles of love and family, The Summer Guest reveals the full history of this final pilgrimage and its meaning for four people: Jordan Patterson, the haunted young man who will guide Harry on his last voyage out; the camp’s owner Joe Crosby, a Vietnam draft evader who has spent a lifetime “trying to learn what it means to be brave”; Joe’s wife, Lucy, the woman Harry has loved for three decades; and Joe and Lucy’s daughter Kate—the spirited young woman who holds the key to the last unopened door to the past. As their stories unfold, secrets are revealed, courage is tested, and the bonds of love are strengthened. And always center stage is the place itself—a magical, forgotten corner of New England where the longings of the human heart are mirrored in the wild beauty of the landscape. Intimate, powerful, and profound, The Summer Guest reveals Justin Cronin as a storyteller of unique and marvelous talent. It is a book to treasure.

WINNER OF THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD • “An astonishingly good first novel . . . fully engaging from the first paragraph. What a gift: to be able to live alongside these people for a while.”—Ann Patchett, Chicago Tribune Mary and O’Neil: 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 lives Praise 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

Arthur lies in the dark of the bedroom he shares with his wife waiting for his dream to fade. He is fifty-six, he loves his wife and the unspoken rhythms of married life. He has a grown son, O''Neil, a daughter, Kay, and he has a secret. His wife, Miriam, has a secret too. When the morning comes they will set out to visit O''Neil at college. This day will change the lives of their family forever. We follow Kay and O''Neil through the years - seeing their marriages unfold and their children born - as they learn to live with the events of that fateful day. In this wonderful debut, Justin Cronin examines the fragility of good fortune and the accidental ways of finding happiness, in a world where grace and joy exist alongside tragedy. Filled with tenderness and hope, Mary and O''Neil is a lyrical family portrait.

Als een Amerikaans echtpaar verongelukt, beïnvloedt dat het leven van hun net volwassen kinderen enorm.

„Cititi aceasta carte si toata lumea obisnuita va disparea.“ Stephen King Proiectul NOE un experiment secret o ia razna in clipa in care se raspandeste din greseala un virus care transforma fiintele umane in altceva – ceva ucigator ceva indestructibil. Amy o fetita de sase ani supusa si ea experimentului e salvata de un agent FBI impreuna cu care fuge in munti departe de lume si de urmarile dezastruoase ale Proiectului NOE. Transformarea imagineaza o lume credibila dominata de frica si de nevoia de supravietuire. E foarte posibil ca soarta omenirii sa fie in mainile unei fetite. Mizand pe o viziune ambitioasa si pe un stil puternic romanul lui Justin Cronin spune o poveste tulburatoare despre catastrofa si supravietuire despre sacrificiu si speranta. „Cititi cincisprezece pagini si o sa fiti cuceriti. Cititi treizeci de pagini si o sa va treziti prizonieri care stau cu cartea in mana pana tarziu in noapte. Transformarea are forta pe care numai marile opere ale imaginatiei o pot dobandi.“ Stephen King Povestea lui Amy fetita parasita de mama ei si sechestrata pentru un experiment apocaliptic se desfasoara intr-un univers care trece printr-un moment de dramatica schimbare. Strabatand distante lungi si decenii intregi destinul ei ne poarta intr-un viitor intunecat ce sta sub semnul violentei si al disperarii. Și numai Amy poate salva lumea... „Monstrii din Transformarea roman care te tine cu sufletul la gura sunt cele mai ingrozitori monstri din literatura dupa cei din Salem’s Lot de Stephen King... Iar Cronin este un maestru la construirea suspansului si nu face niciodata risipa de cuvinte.“ Library Journal "

A doua parte din seria Transformarea. Sfarsitul lumii a fost numai inceputul povestii. In Transformarea Justin Cronin arata o lume greu de uitat modificata total de un experiment guvernamental scapat de sub control. In aceasta apocalipsa provocata de oameni trei straini infrunta haosul: Lila doctor si in curand mama Kittridge o legenda care a supravietuit masacrului de la Denver si April o adolescenta care se straduieste sa isi ajute fratele sa ramana in viata printre ruinele lumii vechi. Peste o suta de ani Amy si ceilalti se lupta pentru salvarea speciei umane fara sa stie ca regulile s-au schimbat ca dusmanul a evoluat si ca o noua factiune pregateste un viitor chiar mai rau decat extinctia oamenilor. „Un super-thriller literar!“ New York Times