{"product_id":"the-fall-book-two-of-the-strain-trilogy-isbn-9780061558221","title":"The Fall: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A cross between \u003cem\u003eThe Hot Zone\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e’Salem’s Lot\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I cannot wait to see where Del Toro and Hogan take us next.”\u003cbr\u003e—James Rollins, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBloodline\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wait is over! Guillermo del Toro, one of Hollywood’s most popular and imaginative storytellers (\u003cem\u003ePan’s Labyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHellboy\u003c\/em\u003e) and Hammett Award-winning thriller writer Chuck Hogan (\u003cem\u003ePrince of Thieves\u003c\/em\u003e) return with \u003cem\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/em\u003e—the second blood-chilling volume in their critically acclaimed, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling Strain Trilogy. \u003cem\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/em\u003e picks up where \u003cem\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/em\u003e left off—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 “Bram Stoker meets Stephen King meets Michael Crichton.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFrom the authors of the instant \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/em\u003e comes the next volume in one of the most imaginative and frightening thriller series in many, many years Last week they invaded Manhattan. This week they will destroy the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vampiric virus unleashed in \u003cem\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/em\u003e has taken over New York City. It is spreading and soon will envelop the globe. Amid the chaos, Eph Goodweather—head of the Centers for Disease Control's team—leads a band out to stop these bloodthirsty monsters. But it may be too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIgnited by the Master's horrific plan, a war erupts between Old and New World vampires, each vying for control. At the center of the conflict lies a book, an ancient text that contains the vampires' entire history . . . and their darkest secrets. Whoever finds the book can control the outcome of the war and, ultimately, the fate of us all. And it is between these warring forces that humans—powerless and vulnerable—find themselves no longer the consumers but the consumed. Though Eph understands the vampiric plague better than anyone, even he cannot protect those he loves. His ex-wife, Kelly, has been transformed into a bloodcrazed creature of the night, and now she stalks the city looking for her chance to reclaim her Dear One: Zack, Eph's young son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the future of humankind in the balance, Eph and his team, guided by the brilliant former professor and Holocaust survivor Abraham Setrakian and exterminator Vasiliy Fet and joined by a crew of ragtag gangsters, must combat a terror whose ultimate plan is more terrible than anyone has imagined—a fate worse than annihilation.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e is gripping, and vivid enough to spur a few nightmares.... Clearly pulling from his vast imagination, one that created the creatures of \u003ci\u003ePan’s Labyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e, del Toro invents a vampire that manages to be unique.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Ko, author of The Leavers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fast-paced, action-packed, and even better than the first volume, this fun and scary read is highly recommended for thriller and horror fans. Newcomers to the trilogy will have no trouble following the story line. Buy multiple copies.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Guillermo del toro is a mad, artistic genius, and his take on vampires crushes the glossy teeny-bopper model that’s become so achingly popular.... What matters most is the glorious violent mayhem propelling the book’s plot like a cannonball.... Insanely entertaining.... Wildly imaginative.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbuquerque Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Taut pacing and macabre fight scenes.... Scary.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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 \u003ci\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/i\u003e, the first volume, left off…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The climax, all fire and brimstone, nicely sets up the third and final volume.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Apocalyptic action. . . . 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