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donnaburtwistle 's review for:
The Passage
by Justin Cronin
The story of a coming apocolypse is not necessarily unique in fiction. However, The Passage relays this tale in a compelling and clever way. In an effort to create a drug that will cure all disease and bring longevity to humanity, something goes horribly awry. The test subjects, now turned into essentially vampires, escape and unleash hell. Over half a century later, small pockets of untouched humans have survived--one is called the Colony. Here is where the story really takes place. Cronin gives his readers fascinating characters in this novel; people who we are fearful to root for as we know that they will meet a neck-ripping end, soon enough. There is hope for humanity, however. She appears in the form of a young girl/teenager named Amy, who, as one of the original test subjects, has the genetic answer for the eradication of the millions of "virals" who inhabit their world. This is a long tale of a journey, covering various landscapes and circumstances. Teen vampire fiction, this is not. I applaud Mr. Cronin for a really interesting read.