The City of Mirrors: A Novel (Book Three of The Passage Trilogy)
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (853 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B015BCWZWW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 373 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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The City of Mirrors is a thrilling finale to a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction.”—Stephen King“Superb This conclusion to bestseller Cronin’s apocalyptic thriller trilogy ends with all of the heartbreak, joy, and unexpected twists of fate that events in The Passage and The Twelve foreordained.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Readers who have been patiently awaiting the conclusion to Cronin’s sweeping postapocalyptic trilogy are richly rewarded with this epic, heart-wrenching novel. A stunning achievement by virtua
Josh Mauthe said An ambitious, more complex entry that sticks the landing, even though it's a little lumpy at times.. Justin Cronin’s Passage series has always been fascinating for its refusal to easily be pigeonholed into any one genre. On one level, it’s an apocalyptic horror epic, one in which a tribe of vampiric creatures has wiped out most of the population of the Earth. On another level, it’s a survival story, one in which people are working to rebuild civilization in the face of unimaginable disaster. And on yet another level, it’s a rich character drama, one in which people’s choices and character arcs drive the action every bit as m. Disappointing. Mary Gordon It seems like the author had a three-book deal but only two books' worth of story. None of the previous characters were further developed, and the new characters were just outlines. Stories, like the 20-year rebuilding of the ship, which would have been great books in themselves, were just sketched in. And the less said about the main character, who tells his backstory for much of the book, the better. His reasons for ruining the world make no sense at all and we have to listen to him basically whine for like ever. And why was Amy even in this book? She. The City of Mirrors is a Perfect Ending JoanneG I could probably write a book reviewing this book, but I won't. In short, it's brilliant, beautiful, heart-breaking, and pretty much perfect. It filled in all the questions from the previous two books, while also advancing and completing the story. At the end, we realize the story has come full circle and it is difficult to keep the tears from falling.The one area of the book that seems to be causing the most controversy is the story of Tim Fanning, aka, Zero. I thought the inclusion of this story was interesting, but it also gave us the reason for the pl
Not only does this title bring the series to a thrilling and satisfying conclusion, but it also exhibits Cronin’s moving exploration of love as both a destructive force and an elemental need, elevating this work among its dystopian peers.”—Library Journal (starred review)Praise for Justin Cronin “One of those rare authors who work on two different levels, blending elegantly crafted literary fiction with cliff-hanging thrills.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram. One last time light and dark will clash, and at last Amy and her friends will know their fate.Praise for The City of Mirrors“Compulsively readable.”—The New York Times Book Review“The City of Mirrors is poetry. Thrilling in every way it has to be, but poetry just the same The writing is sumptuous, the language lovely, even when the action itself is dark and violent.”—The Huffington Post “This really is the big event you’ve been waiting for . A true last stand that builds and comes with a bloody, roaring payoff you won’t see coming, then builds again to the big face off you’ve been waiting for.”—NPR “A masterpiece . with The City of Mirrors, the third volume in The Passage trilogy, Justin Cronin pu
A Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Rice University, he divides his time between Houston, Texas, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts." . Justin Cronin is the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Passage, " "The Twelve, Mary and O Neil" (which won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Stephen Crane Prize), and "T