The Passage (Cronin novel)

The Passage
AuthorJustin Cronin
IllustratorDavid Lindroth
Cover artistTom Hallman
LanguageEnglish
GenreApocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, horror, science fiction, vampire fiction, fantasy, dystopian fiction
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
June 8, 2010
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardcover
PagesHardcover, 766; Paperback, 879
ISBN978-0-345-50496-8
Followed byThe Twelve 

The Passage is a novel by Justin Cronin, 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 for seven additional weeks. It is the first novel of a completed trilogy; the second book The Twelve was released in 2012, and the third book The City of Mirrors released in 2016. The novel and its sequels were to be adapted into a film trilogy; however, they were instead developed into a Fox television series.