The Twelve (Book Two of The Passage Trilogy): A Novel (92 page)
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Authors: Justin Cronin
Bernard Kittridge, a.k.a. “Last Stand in Denver.”
A survivor.
April
. A survivor.
Timothy
. Her stepbrother.
Danny Chayes
. A school bus driver.
Lila Kyle
. A doctor.
Lawrence Grey
. A janitor, Project N
OAH
.
Horace Guilder
. Deputy director, Division of Special Weapons (“The Warehouse”).
Major Frances Porcheki
. Officer of the Iowa National Guard.
Vera
. A Red Cross nurse.
Ignacio
. A janitor, Project N
OAH
.
Nelson
. Chief technical officer, Division of Special Weapons.
Shawna
. A prostitute.
Rita Chernow
. A police detective.
Pastor Don
Wood
Delores
Jamal
Mrs. Bellamy
Joe Robinson
Linda
Robinson
Boy Jr
.
Curtis Vorhees
. Foreman of the North Agricultural Complex, Kerrville, Texas.
Delia “Dee” Vorhees
. His wife.
Boz Vorhees
. His brother (deceased).
Nitia and Siri Vorhees
. Daughters of Curtis and Delia Vorhees.
Nathan Crukshank
. Brother of Delia Vorhees; a Domestic Security (DS) officer.
Tifty Lamont
. A Domestic Security officer.
Tyler Vorhees family
Withers family
Dodd family
Apgar family
Cauley family
Francis family
Cuomo family
Martínez family
Wright family
Bodine family
KERRVILLE, TEXAS
Amy Harper Bellafonte
. The Girl from Nowhere.
Lieutenant Peter Jaxon
. Officer of the Expeditionary, Army of the Republic of Texas.
Lieutenant Alicia Donadio
. Officer of the Expeditionary.
Colonel Gunnar Apgar
. Officer of the Expeditionary.
Major Alexander Henneman
. Officer of the Expeditionary.
Lieutenant Satch Dodd
. Officer of the Expeditionary.
Lucius Greer
. A prisoner.
Hollis Wilson
. A bouncer.
Dunk Withers
. A criminal.
Abram Fleet
. General of the Army.
Victoria Sanchez
. President of the Republic of Texas.
Sister Peg
. A nun, in charge of the orphanage.
Sister Catherine
. A nun.
Caleb Jaxon
. Nephew of Peter Jaxon, son of Theo Jaxon and Mausami Patal.
Michael Fisher
. Oiler first class (OFC); crew chief at Freeport refinery complex.
Lore DeVeer
. An oiler.
Juan “Ceps” Sweeting
. An oiler.
Ed Pope
. An oiler.
Dan Karlovic
. Chief engineer of Freeport refinery complex.
Jackie
. A worker.
Eustace
. An insurgent.
Nina
. An insurgent.
Vale
. A human resources officer.
Whistler
. A human resources officer.
Sod
. A human resources officer.
Dr. Verlyn
. A physician.
Dani
. An attendant in the Dome.
Jenny
. An attendant in the Dome.
Fred Wilkes
. Chief of staff.
Vikram Suresh
. Minister of public health.
Aidan Hoppel
. Minister of propaganda.
For Leslie, foot-to-foot
Every book needs friends, and this one has many. A big ole tip of the hat to: Ellen Levine at Trident Media Group; Mark Tavani and Libby McGuire at Ballantine Books; Bill Massey at Orion; Gina Centrello, president of the Random House Publishing Group; Claire Roberts at Trident Media; the spectacular production, publicity, marketing and sales teams at Random House, Orion, and my many publishers around the world; Jennifer (“Jenny”) Smith; and the English Department of Rice University. On matters military, I am especially indebted to Adrian Hoppel. Thanks also to Rudy Ramos, sniper-dentist, and Coert Voorhees. Mark and Bill: Pour yourselves a frosty, my brothers; you’ve earned it. Ellen: No truer friend have I.
To the members of Team Cronin, large and small, I say: Without you, nothing. Thank you for my life.
My gratitude to you all.
ALSO BY JUSTIN CRONIN
The Summer Guest
Mary and O’Neil
IN
THE PASSAGE
TRILOGY
The Passage
Justin Cronin is the
New York Times
bestselling author of
The Passage, 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 Writers’ Award. A Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Rice University, he divides his time between Houston, Texas, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.