Justin Cronin writes literary and speculative fiction, best known for The Passage trilogy. The Passage begins with a secret US government experiment involving a virus derived from bat research, then expands into a post-apocalyptic world where survivors live under threat from infected creatures known as virals. The story follows multiple generations and timelines, with Amy Bellafonte becoming a central figure linking the original experiment to the future society that emerges. The Twelve and The City of Mirrors continue the history of the outbreak and its aftermath. Cronin's books are long, atmospheric and character-led, combining horror, survival and epic-scale science fiction. They fit post-apocalyptic fiction, vampire-adjacent horror and large-cast speculative saga. Read more Less