[b:The Passage|6690798|The Passage (The Passage, #1)|Justin Cronin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327874267s/6690798.jpg|2802546] is the first book I usually recommend to people. After all, who doesn't love a well-written book about the vampire apocalypse. Reading The Passage got me back into reading in an entirely different way. I began seeking about more genre fiction, rather than just reading the books recommended in the NY Times Book Review. It shaped my path as a reader. So the final book of the trilogy has been my most anticipated book since [b:The Twelve|13281368|The Twelve (The Passage, #2)|Justin Cronin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331230956s/13281368.jpg|14373498] came out. But with great anticipation comes the great potential for disappointment. This book does not disappoint. Although there is one big dead spot in the book (you can skip the entire part of the book that's about Zero's past), Cronin manages to do what so many series authors have failed to do and actually provide a truly satisfying ending.