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 bestseller 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 will now be written for television. Source: Wiki
'The Passage' to Adaptation: How Close It Will Keep to Books
The Passage has not had a simple road to adaptation — and, per the Fox drama's producers and author Justin Cronin, its exact course is still a conversation.
Cronin's 2010 novel, the first in a three-part series of the same name, was originally eyed as a feature before ultimately getting pinned down as a TV project in 2016.
There was a pilot, there were reshoots, and when the first trailer finally screened at the network's 2018 upfront, it became clear that the complicated, time-jumping piece of apocalyptic science fiction was not going to look the way many readers thought it might onscreen. Showrunner Liz Heldens and author Justin Cronin say they're "slowing down the story." Citation: Michael O'Connell via The Hollywood Reporter
Story Line
The Passage begins in the near future and details an apocalyptic and, later, post-apocalyptic world that is overrun by vampire-like beings who are infected by a highly contagious virus.
What begins as a project to develop a new immunity-boosting drug based on a virus carried by an unnamed species of bat in South America eventually becomes the virus that transforms the world. The novel begins in 2016 and spans more than ninety years, as colonies of humans attempt to live in a world filled with superhuman creatures who are continually on the hunt for fresh blood.
Concept Development
Cronin first began developing his ideas for The Passage in 2006 when his daughter asked him to write a book about a "girl who saves the world." He set out to write a book that combined elements of multiple genres, most predominantly horror, science fiction, and fantasy.
Citation: Wiki
Justin Cronin: Passage Trilogy
“Justin Cronin’s Passage trilogy is remarkable for the unremitting drive of its narrative, for the breathtaking sweep of its imagined future, and for the clear lucidity of its language. 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
Enter The Passage
Based on author Justin Cronin’s best-selling trilogy of the same name,
THE PASSAGE is an epic, character-driven thriller written by Liz Heldens (“Friday Night Lights”). Executive-produced by Emmy Award winner and Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Ridley Scott (“The Martian,” “Gladiator”) and writer/director Matt Reeves (“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “Cloverfield”), THE PASSAGE Series: TV Adaptation
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The Passage / Justin Cronin: In 2010, Justin Cronin’s The Passage was a phenomenon.
The unforgettable tale that critics and readers compared to the novels of Cormac McCarthy, Michael Crichton, Stephen King, and Margaret Atwood became a runaway bestseller and enchanted readers around the globe. Featured Articles
“The Passage” doesn’t so much end the pause.
Cronin shows us enough of the future to suggest that life on earth may eventually return to normal. “God invented Iowa, so people could leave it and never come back.”
