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Justin Cronin Books in Order

Justin Cronin has written 6 books, published between 2001 and 2023. The first book is Mary and O'Neil (2001) and the newest is The Ferryman (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
6
Published
2001–2023
Pages on record
2,108 in 4 of 6 books
Reading time
35–53 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,108 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 6 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Justin Cronin, author of the Passage series

Justin Cronin is an American novelist with six books catalogued between 2001 and 2023. Mary and O'Neil (2001) and The Summer Guest (2004) came first. A vampire trilogy followed, grouped here as the Passage series: The Passage (2010), The Twelve (2012) and The City of Mirrors (2016). The Ferryman (2023) is the most recent title. Dystopian fiction, survival and epic fantasy carry the subject tags. No further Cronin title is listed, and the catalogue is dormant.

How many Justin Cronin books are there?

Justin Cronin has 6 books, released between 2001 and 2023. 3 of them belong to the Passage series.

Justin Cronin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 6 Justin Cronin books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Mary and O'Neil by Justin Cronin (2001)
  2. Cover of The Summer Guest by Justin Cronin (2004)
  3. Cover of The Passage by Justin Cronin, book 1 of the Passage series (2010)
  4. Cover of The Twelve by Justin Cronin, book 2 of the Passage series (2012)
  5. Cover of The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin, book 3 of the Passage series (2016)
  6. Cover of The Ferryman by Justin Cronin (2023)
  1. 1
    Mary and O'Neil2001 · 243 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001243
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  2. 2
    The Summer Guest2004 · 369 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004369
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  3. 3
    The PassagePassage #12010 · 894 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010894
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  4. 4
    The TwelvePassage #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    The City of MirrorsPassage #32016 · 602 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016602
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  6. 6
    The Ferryman2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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Justin Cronin books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Passage in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Passage
  2. 2. The Twelve
  3. 3. The City of Mirrors

Standalone books

3 books

3 Justin Cronin titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Justin Cronin books in order?

You only need to read Justin Cronin books in order within the Passage series, which holds 3 of the 6 Justin Cronin books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Justin Cronin

Start with Mary and O'Neil (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Justin Cronin book?

The Ferryman (2023) is the newest Justin Cronin book released so far.

Is there a new Justin Cronin book coming?

No next Justin Cronin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Justin Cronin has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Justin Cronin. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award2002Won
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2011Shortlistedfor The Passage

Justin Cronin at a glance

Paused
No new Justin Cronin title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Justin Cronin books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
2,108 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 486 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Justin Cronin books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2010s.

What the Justin Cronin books are about

All 6 Justin Cronin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dystopias is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Fantasy authors

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.