The Broadneck Library will be closed Monday, April 1 - Tuesday, April 16 for branch improvements. Please plan to pickup your holds at another location

The Riviera Beach Library is currently closed. For more information on the new location, please visit the Riviera Beach Library

The Twelve: A Novel
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Series:
Passage trilogy volume 2.
Published:
Random House Publishing Group 2012
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The end of the world was only the beginning. 
In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Passage, Justin Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong. Now the scope widens and the intensity deepens as the epic story surges forward . . .

In the present day, as the man-made apocalypse unfolds, three strangers navigate the chaos. Lila, a doctor and an expectant mother, is so shattered by the spread of violence and infection that she continues to plan for her child’s arrival even as society dissolves around her. Kittridge, known to the world as “Last Stand in Denver,” has been forced to flee his stronghold and is now on the road, dodging the infected, armed but alone and well aware that a tank of gas will get him only so far. April is a teenager fighting to guide her little brother safely through a landscape of death and ruin. These three will learn that they have not been fully abandoned—and that in connection lies hope, even on the darkest of nights.
One hundred years in the future, Amy and the others fight on for humankind’s salvation . . . unaware that the rules have changed. The enemy has evolved, and a dark new order has arisen with a vision of the future infinitely more horrifying than man’s extinction. If the Twelve are to fall, one of those united to vanquish them will have to pay the ultimate price.
A heart-stopping thriller rendered with masterful literary skill, The Twelve is a grand and gripping tale of sacrifice and survival.
Look for the entire Passage trilogy:
THE PASSAGE | THE TWELVE | THE CITY OF MIRRORS
Praise for The Twelve
 
“[A] literary superthriller.”The New York Times Book Review
 
“An undeniable and compelling epic . . . a complex narrative of flight and forgiveness, of great suffering and staggering loss, of terrible betrayals and incredible hope.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
 
The Twelve is even better than The Passage.”The Plain Dealer
 
“A compulsive read.”—San Francisco Chronicle
 
“Gripping . . . Cronin [introduces] eerie new elements to his masterful mythology. . . . Enthralling, emotional and entertaining.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune
 
“Fine storytelling.”—Associated Press
 
“Cronin is one of those rare authors who works on two different levels, blending elegantly crafted literary fiction with cliff-hanging thrills.”Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Also in This Series
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
OverDrive Read
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Details
Street Date:
10/16/2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780345534897
ASIN:
B007GBTBMY
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Justin Cronin. (2012). The Twelve: A Novel. Random House Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Justin Cronin. 2012. The Twelve: A Novel. Random House Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Justin Cronin, The Twelve: A Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2012.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Justin Cronin. The Twelve: A Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2012.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection1412
Anne Arundel County Public Library44
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
f3d23577-792d-bf8f-b74a-2d85e990de78
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 03, 2017 06:40:17
Date Updated:
Apr 08, 2023 14:11:21
Last Metadata Check:
Mar 28, 2024 20:37:15
Last Metadata Change:
Jun 04, 2023 05:36:44
Last Availability Check:
Mar 28, 2024 20:37:16
Last Availability Change:
Jul 31, 2022 05:34:34
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Mar 28, 2024 20:37:12

OverDrive Product Record

readingOrder
2
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/898/59E/87/{89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/898/59E/87/{89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780345534897
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 33718
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 33718
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B007GBTBMY
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780345534897
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 33718
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780345542373
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Justin Cronin
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
The Twelve
seriesId
523029
dateAdded
2012-10-19T20:35:23.737Z
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=51&titleID=871158
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Maryland's Digital Library (MD)
          • id: 831
sortTitle
Twelve The Passage Series Book 02
crossRefId
871158
series
The Passage
subtitle
A Novel
id
89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B
starRating
4.1

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: TheTwelve_9780345534897_871158
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 5770705
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780345534897
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 33718
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 0
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 10/16/2012
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: TheTwelve_871158
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 33718
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B007GBTBMY
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 10/16/2012
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: TheTwelve_9780345534897_871158
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780345534897
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 33718
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 10/16/2012
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
keywords
      • value: crime fiction
      • value: dystopian
      • value: future
      • value: plague
      • value: sci fi
      • value: Apocalypse
      • value: pandemic
      • value: post-apocalyptic
      • value: zombies
      • value: apocalyptic
      • value: Justin Cronin
      • value: supernatural
      • value: Thrillers
      • value: American
      • value: suspense
      • value: speculative fiction
      • value: Horror
      • value: science fiction and fantasy
      • value: Vampires
      • value: virus
      • value: trilogy
      • value: Science Fiction
      • value: Thriller
      • value: survival
      • value: dystopia
      • value: sci-fi
      • value: scifi
      • value: sf
      • value: viruses
      • value: Texas
      • value: fantasy
      • value: science fiction books
      • value: supernatural thriller
      • value: sci fi books
      • value: mystery books
      • value: sff
      • value: suspense books
      • value: new york times best sellers
      • value: post apocalyptic survival fiction
      • value: best sellers list new york times
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Cronin, Justin
      • bioText: Justin Cronin is the New York Times bestselling author of The Passage, The Twelve, The City of Mirrors, Mary and O’Neil (which won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Stephen Crane Prize), and The Summer Guest. Other honors for his writing include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Whiting Writers’ Award. A Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Rice University, he divides his time between Houston, Texas, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
      • name: Justin Cronin
imprint
Ballantine Books
publishDate
2012-10-16T00:00:00-04:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
The Twelve
fullDescription
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The end of the world was only the beginning. 
In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Passage, Justin Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong. Now the scope widens and the intensity deepens as the epic story surges forward . . .

In the present day, as the man-made apocalypse unfolds, three strangers navigate the chaos. Lila, a doctor and an expectant mother, is so shattered by the spread of violence and infection that she continues to plan for her child’s arrival even as society dissolves around her. Kittridge, known to the world as “Last Stand in Denver,” has been forced to flee his stronghold and is now on the road, dodging the infected, armed but alone and well aware that a tank of gas will get him only so far. April is a teenager fighting to guide her little brother safely through a landscape of death and ruin. These three will learn that they have not been fully abandoned—and that in connection lies hope, even on the darkest of nights.
One hundred years in the future, Amy and the others fight on for humankind’s salvation . . . unaware that the rules have changed. The enemy has evolved, and a dark new order has arisen with a vision of the future infinitely more horrifying than man’s extinction. If the Twelve are to fall, one of those united to vanquish them will have to pay the ultimate price.
A heart-stopping thriller rendered with masterful literary skill, The Twelve is a grand and gripping tale of sacrifice and survival.
Look for the entire Passage trilogy:
THE PASSAGE | THE TWELVE | THE CITY OF MIRRORS
Praise for The Twelve
 
“[A] literary superthriller.”The New York Times Book Review
 
“An undeniable and compelling epic . . . a complex narrative of flight and forgiveness, of great suffering and staggering loss, of terrible betrayals and incredible hope.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
 
The Twelve is even better than The Passage.”The Plain Dealer
 
“A compulsive read.”—San Francisco Chronicle
 
“Gripping . . . Cronin [introduces] eerie new elements to his masterful mythology. . . . Enthralling, emotional and entertaining.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune
 
“Fine storytelling.”—Associated Press
 
“Cronin is one of those rare authors who works on two different levels, blending elegantly crafted literary fiction with cliff-hanging thrills.”Fort Worth Star-Telegram
seriesId
523029
popularity
1652
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BaQAAAA29/products/89859e87-2be5-4549-bf0c-6c1c1f91e20b/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
89859e87-2be5-4549-bf0c-6c1c1f91e20b
starRating
4.1
readingOrder
2
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/898/59E/87/{89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/898/59E/87/{89859E87-2BE5-4549-BF0C-6C1C1F91E20B}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Fiction
      • value: Science Fiction
      • value: Suspense
      • value: Thriller
publishDateText
10/16/2012
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780345542373
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The end of the world was only the beginning. 
In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Passage, Justin Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong. Now the scope widens and the intensity deepens as the epic story surges forward . . .

In the present day, as the man-made apocalypse unfolds, three strangers navigate the chaos. Lila, a doctor and an expectant mother, is so shattered by the spread of violence and infection that she continues to plan for her child’s arrival even as society dissolves around her. Kittridge, known to the world as “Last Stand in Denver,” has been forced to flee his stronghold and is now on the road, dodging the infected, armed but alone and well aware that a tank of gas will get him only so far. April is a teenager fighting to guide her little brother safely through a landscape of...
sortTitle
Twelve The Passage Series Book 02
crossRefId
871158
series
The Passage
subtitle
A Novel
publisher
Random House Publishing Group
bisacCodes
      • code: FIC019000
      • description: Fiction / Literary
      • code: FIC028070
      • description: Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
      • code: FIC030000
      • description: Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense