I loved the first two so have eagerly awaited the conclusion to The Passage trilogy and I wasn't disappointed.
When we last say Peter, Amy, and the other survivors they were in a fight with The Twelve and left wondering who survived. That is where we pick up here in the conclusion. Covering a thousand years and a battle with the Zero Cronin is ambitious in his final piece of the puzzle. Lucky for us my fellow readers it works.
This is more than a vampire story. It is about the struggle for humans to survive and keep from becoming extinct. It is a story about what it means to human and what it takes to form a society and help it running. There is the killing and fear you would expect of a vampire tale but that is just background. What shines here is the exploration of what drives us.
We know that the virus that spread through and almost left humanity extinct was the fault of one man. The exploration of revenge and the inability to let go of past hurts lies at the heart of this part of the story. The ripple effect of these long held grievances is the catalyst that leads to the rebuilding and restarting of the human species. And as with many a good story the power of love is discovered.
It took me much longer than I would have liked to finish this but it had nothing to do with the hefty 590+ page count but was instead the number of commitments on my time and how tired they left me.
(finished June 15, 2016)
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