In his previous book, The Passage, Justin Cronin introduced us to vampires not as sparkling romantic heroes, but as a government weapons program run amok. The Twelve alternates between two timelines: The immediate aftermath of the unleashed chaos, and 100 years into the future. In each story line, a small band of people struggles for its own survival—and for the future of humankind. Dark and gripping from start to finish.

—Helen of Harbor Books, Old Saybrook

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