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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--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.
"Enthralling . . . You will find yourself captivated."--Stephen King
"Magnificently unnerving . . . "The Stand "meets" The Road.""--"Entertainment Weekly"
"Great entertainment . . . [a] big, engrossing read."--"The Dallas Morning News"
"Mythic storytelling."--"San Francisco Chronicle"
The story of Amy continues in "The Twelve, " coming soon. Look for a special preview in the back of the eBook.
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I enjoyed this book, but I was never invested emotionally. It kinda reminded me of The Last of Us and the Fallout series so if you like those games, this will be a book for you. If course the other literary comparison is The Stand by Stephen King. I say I enjoyed it, which is true, but there were many times when I felt underwhelmed.I didn't like the shift that have fairly early on. But then I got used to what happened and I liked the slowness of the progression. Here's it kinda got a little too slow at the just over half way point.I didn't really like all the religious stuff either. Same as with The Stand, I didn't really like how God came into it and that it made it feel like there was some greater thing behind it all. I would have preferred that it was just a story about a human mistake and survival.And I never became that attached to any of the characters so I never felt sad or relieved or happy about any of them. I know this makes me sound like I didn't enjoy it much-i did. Cronin is a good writer, but I just felt there was a bit lacking. When I compare it to The Last of Us and The Stand. I loved those characters. I felt them, knew them, liked them. I just didn't care as much for these.