The Fall TV Tie-in Edition: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy

Guillermo del Toro, one of Hollywood’s most popular and imaginative storytellers (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) and Hammett Award-winning thriller writer Chuck Hogan (Prince of Thieves) return with The Fall, the second blood-chilling volume in their critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Strain Trilogy—the basis for the FX series.

The Fall picks up where The Strain 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.”

Last week they invaded Manhattan.
This week they will destroy the world.

The vampiric virus 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.

Ignited by the Master's horrific plan, a war has erupted between Old and New World vampires. Caught between these warring forces, powerless and vulnerable, humans find themselves no longer the consumers but the consumed. At the center of the conflict lies 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.

“The Fall is gripping, and vivid enough to spur a few nightmares.... Clearly pulling from his vast imagination, one that created the creatures of Pan’s Labyrinth, del Toro invents a vampire that manages to be unique.” - Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers

“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.” - Library Journal

“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.” - Albuquerque Journal

“Taut pacing and macabre fight scenes.... Scary.” - Booklist

“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…” - Publishers Weekly

“The climax, all fire and brimstone, nicely sets up the third and final volume.” - Financial Times

“Apocalyptic action. . . . Part The Andromeda Strain, part Night of the Living Dead.” - Salon.com