#81 in Horror
The Twelve
- 624
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #3
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Our view
“The Twelve” carries the story of “The Passage” onto a wider canvas and delivers action that readers single out for praise. It opens almost as a prequel, back in the outbreak’s earliest days, before turning to the twelve original virals. Those who know the first book are divided: some find this one slower and thinner in character, others tighter and more suspenseful. The second volume of the trilogy leans heavily on the first.
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About the book
The Twelve is a 2012 horror novel by Justin Cronin and is the second novel in The Passage trilogy, following the novel The Passage. The Twelve was published on October 16, 2012, by Ballantine Books. The trilogy was concluded with the publishing of The City of Mirrors, which was released in 2016.
Reading order · The Passage
Full order & progress →- The PassageStart hereThe Passage–Not ranked yet
- The TwelveThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - The City of Mirrors
7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 291 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 66% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 18 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 273 | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Twelve?
It has 624 pages — longer than 86% of the ranked books in Horror.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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