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Violence
Very heavy
Extreme graphic violence throughout; the viral attacks and post-apocalyptic world depicted with Cronin's characteristic brutality
Language
Some
Adult language in the thriller register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some substance use in the post-apocalyptic setting
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological weight of survival across ninety-four years — and the question of what humanity still means — is Cronin's sustained epic subject
What this book is about
The second Passage novel expands the viral apocalypse mythology with both a 2016 timeline showing the outbreak's first days and a far-future timeline continuing Amy's story. Cronin's post-apocalyptic epic is distinguished by its extreme violence and the sheer scale of its ambition. The action sequences are brutal; the viral creatures are genuinely terrifying. For adult readers of dark speculative fiction who have completed The Passage.
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Extreme graphic violence throughout
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