Justin Cronin
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"In The Passage and The Twelve, Justin Cronin brilliantly imagined the fall of civilization and humanity's desperate fight to survive. Now all is quiet on the horizon--but does silence promise the nightmare's end or the second coming of unspeakable darkness? At last, this bestselling epic races to its breathtaking finale. The world we knew is gone. What world will rise in its place? The Twelve have been destroyed and the hundred-year reign of darkness...
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"An epic and gripping tale of catastrophe and survival, The Passage is the story of Amy -- abandoned by her mother at the age of six, pursued and then imprisoned by the shadowy figures behind a government experiment of apocalyptic proportions. But Special Agent Brad Wolgast, the lawman sent to track her down, is disarmed by the curiously quiet girl and risks everything to save her. As the experiment goes nightmarishly wrong, Wolgast secures her escape...
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The great viral plague had left a small group of survivors clinging to life amidst a world transformed into a nightmare. Led by the mysterious, charismatic Amy, they go on the attack, leading an insurrection against the virals--the first offensives of the Second Viral War--infiltrating 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...
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Passage comes a riveting novel about a group of survivors on a hidden island utopia--where the truth isn't what it seems. Founded by the mysterious genius known as the Designer, the archipelago of Prospera lies hidden from the horrors of a deteriorating outside world. In this island paradise, Prospera's lucky citizens enjoy long, fulfilling lives until the monitors embedded in their forearms, meant...
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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...
“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...
7) Przejście
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W tajnej bazie armii amerykańskiej w Kolorado trwają badania nad rzadkim wirusem z boliwijskiej dżungli wydłużającym życie i zwiększającym siłę fizyczną. Ubocznym skutkiem jego działania jest przemiana ludzi w wampiry, wobec ktoórych wojsko ma własne plany: nowy gatunek wydaje się doskonałą bronią biologiczną. Agent FBI Brad Wolgast otrzymuje zadanie: dostarczyć dwunastu czekających na egzekucję skazańców do eksperymentu wszczepienia...
8) Dwunastu
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The great viral plague had left a small group of survivors clinging to life amidst a world transformed into a nightmare. Led by the mysterious, charismatic Amy, they go on the attack, leading an insurrection against the virals--the first offensives of the Second Viral War--infiltrating 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...
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Passage trilogy volume 3
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Los Doce han sido destruidos y el aterrador imperio de las tinieblas, que desde hace un siglo azota el mundo, ha llegado a su fin. Los supervivientes empiezan a cruzar las murallas, decididos a construir una nueva sociedad . . . y listos para soñar con un futuro más esperanzador. Sin embargo, muy lejos de allí, en una metrópolis muerta, alguien aguarda: Zero. El Primero. Padre de los Doce. El horror que devastó su vida humana todavía lo atormenta...
10) El pasaje
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En unas instalaciones ultrasecretas del gobierno norteamericano un fallo de seguridad permite que escapen unos monstruosos seres que habían sido objeto de un experimento militar escalofriante. No muy lejos de allí, Amy, una niña huérfana de apenas seis años de edad, inicia un viaje lleno de peligros.

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