Set over the course of three intense weeks, Del Toro and Hogan's gripping second volume in their near-future vampire trilogy picks up where The Strain, the first volume, left off, as the undead, aided by elderly Eldritch Palmer, one of the world's three richest men, tighten their hold on the planet. Epidemiologists Ephraim Goodweather and Nora Martinez, Holocaust survivor Abraham Setrakian, and Vasiliy Fet, "New York City Bureau of Pest Control Services worker and independent exterminator," oppose the vampires (or strigoi), as they did in the first book. Setrakian pins his hopes for stopping the vampires on tracking down a 17th-century grimoire that describes the origins of their leaders, the Seven Original Ancients. Despite the story's essential grimness, the authors manage to inject some sardonic humor, even as the plot developments will leave readers wondering how the concluding book can possibly end well. (Oct.)
amp;#8220;A cross between The Hot Zone and amp;#8217;Salemamp;#8217;s Lot.amp;#8221;
amp;#8212;Entertainment Weekly
amp;#8220;I cannot wait to see where Del Toro and Hogan take us next.amp;#8221;
amp;#8212;James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Bloodline
The wait is over! Guillermo del Toro, one of Hollywoodamp;#8217;s most popular and imaginative storytellers (Panamp;#8217;s Labyrinth, Hellboy) and Hammett Award-winning thriller writer Chuck Hogan (Prince of Thieves) return with The Fallamp;#8212;the second blood-chilling volume in their critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Strain Trilogy. The Fall picks up where The Strain left offamp;#8212;with a vampiric infection spreading like wildfire across America as a small band of heroes struggles to save the dwindling human race from the vampire plague. Horror fiction and dark fantasy fans will be swept up in this epic story that bestselling author Nelson DeMille describes as amp;#8220;Bram Stoker meets Stephen King meets Michael Crichton.amp;#8221;
amp;#8220;A cross between The Hot Zone and amp;#8217;Salemamp;#8217;s Lot.amp;#8221;
amp;#8212;Entertainment Weekly
amp;#8220;I cannot wait to see where Del Toro and Hogan take us next.amp;#8221;
amp;#8212;James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Bloodline
The wait is over! Guillermo del Toro, one of Hollywoodamp;#8217;s most popular and imaginative storytellers (Panamp;#8217;s Labyrinth, Hellboy) and Hammett Award-winning thriller writer Chuck Hogan (Prince of Thieves) return with The Fallamp;#8212;the second blood-chilling volume in their critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Strain Trilogy. The Fall picks up where The Strain left offamp;#8212;with a vampiric infection spreading like wildfire across America as a small band of heroes struggles to save the dwindling human race from the vampire plague. Horror fiction and dark fantasy fans will be swept up in this epic story that bestselling author Nelson DeMille describes as amp;#8220;Bram Stoker meets Stephen King meets Michael Crichton.amp;#8221;
The Fall: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy
The Fall: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy
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| BN ID: | 2940170145119 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Publication date: | 10/05/2010 |
| Series: | Strain Trilogy , #2 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |