{"product_id":"the-strain-book-one-of-the-strain-trilogy-isbn-9780061893902","title":"The Strain: Book One of The Strain Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A high-tech vampire epic....Terrifying.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Part \u003cem\u003eThe Andromeda Strain\u003c\/em\u003e, part \u003cem\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—Salon.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chuck Hogan is known for his taut thrillers, Guillermo del Toro for his surreal horror films…\u003cem\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/em\u003e brings out the best of each.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn epic battle for survival begins between man and vampire in \u003cem\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/em\u003e—the first book in a heart-stopping trilogy from one of Hollywood’s most inventive storytellers and a critically acclaimed thriller writer. Guillermo del Toro, the genius director of the Academy Award-winning \u003cem\u003ePan’s Labyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHellboy\u003c\/em\u003e, and Hammett Award-winning author Chuck Hogan have joined forces to boldly reinvent the vampire novel. Brilliant, blood-chilling, and unputdownable, \u003cem\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/em\u003e is a nightmare of the first order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe visionary creator of the Academy Award-winning \u003cem\u003ePan's Labyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e and a Hammett Award-winning author bring their imaginations to this bold, epic novel about a horrifying battle between man and vampire that threatens all humanity. It is the first installment in a thrilling trilogy and an extraordinary international publishing event. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey have always been here. Vampires. In secret and in darkness. Waiting. Now their time has come. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn two months—the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers, but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that investigates biological threats, gets the call and boards the plane. What he finds makes his blood run cold. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, a former professor and survivor of the Holocaust named Abraham Setrakian knows something is happening. And he knows the time has come, that a war is brewing . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins a battle of mammoth proportions as the vampiric virus that has infected New York begins to spill out into the streets. Eph, who is joined by Setrakian and a motley crew of fighters, must now find a way to stop the contagion and save his city—a city that includes his wife and son—before it is too late. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A new crew of vampires is stalking the best-seller list this week.... My bets are on \u003ci\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/i\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A man vs. vampire page-turner.... A fast-paced mix of gruesome horror and straightforward investigative crime fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chuck Hogan is known for his taut thrillers, Guillermo del Toro for his surreal horror films (including \u003ci\u003ePan’s Labyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e), and their new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/i\u003e, brings out the best of each…. Riveting from the start.... Scenes are so vividly drawn that you can almost smell the moldering soil that clings to the undead, feel their unnatural heat.... Page-turning suspense.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Creepy fun.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Del Toro and Hogan create vivid scenes of a New York where something has gone terribly wrong.... Horror fans in search of a beach read will find the action moves swiftly and the violence is satisfyingly gruesome.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fast-paced mix of gruesome horror and straightforward investigative crime fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Just in time for summer.... A visceral page-turner that reimagines vampirism as a virus.... [An] epic battle between good and evil.... Vivid scenes of a New York where something has gone terribly wrong.... The action moves swiftly and the violence is satisfyingly gruesome.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Ko, author of The Leavers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Guillermo del Toro] is letting his imagination loose on vampires.... 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