The Passage (novel series)

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The Passage is a novel series by Justin Cronin. There are three published books in the series. The film rights were acquired by Fox Entertainment Group in 2007 for adaptation into a film trilogy, but after 12 years of development and planning, it was changed to a television series, which premiered in January 2019 and was canceled after the first season. [1] [2]

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The Passage

The Passage was published in 2010 by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. The Passage debuted at #3 on the New York Times hardcover fiction best seller list, and remained on the list 7 additional weeks. [3] It is the first novel of the trilogy. [4]

The Twelve

The Twelve is a 2012 horror novel by Justin Cronin and is the second novel in the trilogy. The novel was published on October 16, 2012, by Ballantine Books. [5]

The City of Mirrors

The City of Mirrors was released in the United States on May 24. 2016. [6]

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References

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