Justin Cronin Livres

Survivors of a government-induced apocalypse endure their violent and disease-stricken world while protecting their loved ones; while a century into the future, members of a transformed society determinedly search for the original twelve virals

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 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—but he can’t stop society’s collapse. And as Amy walks alone, across miles and decades, into a future dark with violence and despair, she is filled with the mysterious and terrifying knowledge that only she has the power to save the ruined world. (back cover)

In life I was a scientist called Fanning. Then, in a jungle in Bolivia, I died. I died, and then I was brought back to life... Prompted by a voice that lives in her blood, the fearsome warrior known as Alicia of Blades is drawn towards to one of the great cities of The Time Before. The ruined city of New York. Ruined but not empty. For this is the final refuge of Zero, the first and last of The Twelve. The one who must be destroyed if mankind is to have a future. What she finds is not what she's expecting. A journey into the past. To find out how it all began. And an opponent at once deadlier and more human than she could ever have imagined. The Passage - soon to be an epic drama on Fox from writer Elizabeth Heldens and executive producer Ridley Scott.

'Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying.' STEPHEN KING*****The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean: in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it. . .Citizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives, attended to by the support staff who live on a cramped neighbouring island, where whispers begin to grow into cries for revolution.Meanwhile, life for Prosperans is perfection - and when it's not, their bodies are sent to the mysterious third island: a facility named The Nursery, to be rebooted and restart life afresh.Proctor Bennett is a Ferryman, who shepherds the soon-to-be retired into the unknown. He never questioned his work until the day he is delivered a cryptic message:"The world is not the world..."These simple words unravel something that he has secretly suspected. They seep into strange dreams - of the stars and the sea - and the unshakeable feeling that someone is trying to tell him something important.Something greater than anyone could possibly imagine, which could change the fate of humanity itself...*****'A mind-bending novel full of big ideas and a rollercoaster's worth of twists and turns - so powerful and thrilling!' ANDY WEIR, author of The Martian

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

Voor de laatste maal keert Harry Wainwright, een succesvol zakenman die nog maar kort te leven heeft, terug naar een vakantieoord in het betoverende Maine. Twee dingen staan Harry voor ogen: nog eenmaal vissen op de plek waar hij dertig jaar lang troost heeft gevonden, en het bekendmaken van zijn erfenis, waarmee hij het leven van zeker vier mensen voorgoed zal veranderen. Ieder van hen vertelt zijn verhaal: Jordan Patterson, de jongeman die Harry op zijn laatste reis zal begeleiden; de eigenaar van het kamp, Joe Crosby, dienstweigeraar tijdens de Vietnam-oorlog die met de ingrijpende consequenties daarvan moet leren leven; Lucy, getrouwd met Joe en de vrouw van wie Harry heimelijk al dertig jaar houdt; en ten slotte Kate, de dochter van Joe en Lucy, die de sleutel bewaart van de laatste nog gesloten deur naar het verleden.

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.