Les douze

In The Passage, Justin Cronin imagined a terrifying world that appeared after a government experiment went awry and led to an apocalypse. Now, the adventure continues through the epic of The Twelve. As the plague unleashed by man rages on, three strangers navigate the chaos. Lila, pregnant, is so shaken by the spread of violence and the epidemic that she continues to prepare for her baby's arrival as if nothing had happened.

Kittridge, nicknamed "Ultimate Fight in Denver" for his bravery, is forced to flee to escape the virulent mutants, well aware that a full tank of gas will not take him very far. April, a teenage girl with fierce determination, fights to protect her little brother. All three will soon discover that hope remains, even in the darkest of nights. In search of humanity's salvation since the appearance of the twelve vampires behind the proliferation of viruls, Amy and her companions do not know that the rules of the game have changed.

The Twelve have given birth to an occult power, embodied by the evil Horace Guilder and bearing a vision of the future infinitely more frightening still. A remarkable parable on the theme of sacrifice and survival, a choral narrative of incredible diversity, a dazzling plot, The Twelve will meet the expectations of the many admirers of The Passage bestseller, unanimously praised by critics as well as seduce those who have not yet discovered the prodigious universe of Justin Cronin.

For all, reading these some thousand pages will keep them awake at night.