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Country United States Publication date May 24, 2016 ISBN 978-0345505002 Publisher Ballantine Books | 4.2/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Hardcover Originally published 24 May 2016 Preceded by The Twelve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genres Post-Apocalyptic fiction, Horror fiction, Science Fiction, Vampire literature, Fantasy, Utopian and dystopian fiction Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Horror Similar Justin Cronin books, Fantasy books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The City of Mirrors is a 2016 horror novel by Justin Cronin and is the final novel in The Passage trilogy, following the novel The Twelve. The City of Mirrors was released for publication on May 24, 2016 by Ballantine Books. The City of Mirrors has been optioned by director Ridley Scott along with the other two books in the trilogy for a planned series of film adaptations.
Plot
The City of Mirrors picks up where The Twelve left off, following the destruction of the Twelve and their viral followers, and explores the background of Subject Zero, the first human to be changed in the early 21st century. In doing so, it delves into lengthy flashbacks, and also jumps 900 years into the future to reveal humanity's fate.
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