末日之旅2：十二魔 上

The Passage #2, Part 1

by Justin Cronin

不是十二也不是零號的那一個，她擁有永恆的種子，卻是影子背後的影子，夜之幕的裂縫，眾鬼心中的漣漪。

百年前，在那個難以想像的闇黑之夜後，末日降臨，殘破混亂的新世界就此開始。存活下來的人們為生存奮鬥，一路躲避瘋狂的感染者，飽受死亡的威脅與摧殘，面對內心的孤獨與對明天的不信任，各自選擇生命的結局。

百年後，人類最後占據地德州殖民地一夕空城，羅斯威爾營區慘遭大屠殺，人們依舊活在毫無希望的世界之中。不知來歷的女孩艾美與她的遠征隊同伴彼德、艾莉希亞、邁可和霍里斯在眾鬼之首巴柏寇克消滅後，各懷傷痛與祕密，就此分崩離析，四散他方。

然而，眾鬼之首的殞滅讓那十二個再也不完整，他們是永恆的一體，分享黑色夢境和鮮紅血流的手足，於是他們決心填補空缺，完整自我；他們齊心呼喊，召喚不是十二也不是零號的那個血脈，是其他的那一個，他們的血親姐妹──名叫艾美的那一個。

446 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2013

About the author

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. It spent 3 months on The New York Times bestseller list. It was featured on more than a dozen “Best of the Year” lists, including Time’s “Top 10 Fiction of 2010,” NPR’s “Year’s Most Transporting Books,” and Esquire’s “Best & Brightest of 2010.” It was a #1 Indie Next Selection. It sold in over 40 countries and became a bestseller in many of them. Stephen King called The Passage “enthralling… read this book and the ordinary world disappears.” Now, PEN/Hemingway Award-winner Justin Cronin bring us the conclusion to his epic trilogy with The City of Mirrors. For the last time, Amy—the Girl from Nowhere, who lived a thousand years—will join her friends and face down the demons that threaten the last of humanity. Justin Cronin is also the author of 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 Writer’s Award. A Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Rice University, he divides his time between Houston, Texas, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Juuli]

I stopped on page 223 and couldn't go on. I loved the first book in the series, but this one jumped back in time and although some characters and story lines were interesting, it wasn't what I expected it to be. I had to return the book to the library, so, I did it. I'll take some time for myself, reassess my expectations and then I will give this book another try.

[Taavi · Rating 4 out of 5]

See raamat jätab eelmise raamatu toimumise aja ja tegelased ning läheb tagasi minevikku. Uuesti räägitakse sellest, mis juhtus kohe nullsündmuse järel. Ent nüüd kirjeldatakse olusid läbi teiste tegelaste silmade, kes esimeses raamatus olid kõrvaltegelased.
Kohati on isegi naljakas, et mingist esimeses raamatus läbi vilksanud tegelasest, kellest seal oli vaid info, et sellenimeline tegelane kuskil kaugel tegutseb, saab kolmandas raamatus mõneks ajaks loo peategelane. Ma mõtlen siin Denveri Viimast Kaitseliini.
Loo käigus selguvad üllatavad niidid, mis ühendavad kolmanda raamatu tegelasi esimese ja teise esimese raamatu tegelastega. Saab tagantjärgi teada nende kujunemislugu. Tegelaste tausta lahtirääkimisest ei saa kunagi küllalt, sinna on võimalik lõputult detaile lisada, tundub.
Viimistletuse poolest pole raamatule midagi ette heita. Aga sellist sisseelamist võimaldavat ja kujutlusvõimet elavdavat atmosfääri nagu kahes esimeses raamatus (eriti just esimeses) kolmandas raamatus ei ole.

[Leemarie731 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was good. Didn't like what happened to spend of the characters. Flowed better than the Passage

[Armor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aeglasema tempoga kui eelmised ja tõlge pole sama hea.