The Passage

2010 novel by Justin Cronin
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Summary

The Passage is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,966 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Justin Cronin[3]
  • Genre: vampire fiction[4], dystopian fiction[5], science fiction[6], post-apocalyptic fiction[7], horror fiction[8], fantasy[9]
  • Followed by: The Twelve[10], The City of Mirrors[11]
  • Part of the series: The Passage[12]
  • Language of work or name: English[13]
  • Country of origin: United States[14]
  • Publication date: June 3, 2010[15]
  • Has edition or translation: The Passage[16], Q137945277[17]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[18]
  • Title: The Passage[19], Ensimmäinen siirtokunta[20], Le Passage[21], De Oversteek[22]
  • Different from: The Passage[23], Le Passage[24]
  • Form of creative work: novel[25]

Why It Matters

The Passage has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['da', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ur', 'zh']
    Sitelink count → 9
    Bookbrainz work id → 4fa80adb-77d2-46bd-ae3c-38961f218d21
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  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → —
    Author → Justin Cronin
    Instance of → literary work
    Different from → The Passage, Le Passage
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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