{"product_id":"the-strain-book-one-of-the-strain-trilogy-isbn-9780062068255","title":"The Strain: Book One of the Strain Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Golden Globe winning director of \u003cem\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A high-tech vampire epic....Terrifying.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Part \u003cem\u003eThe Andromeda Strain\u003c\/em\u003e, part \u003cem\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—Salon.com\u003c\/strong\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 | \u003cp\u003eAt New York’s JFK Airport, an arriving Boeing 777 taxiing along a runway suddenly stops dead. All the shades have been drawn, all communication channels have mysteriously gone quiet. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of a CDC rapid-response team investigating biological threats, boards the darkened plane—–and what he finds makes his blood run cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA terrifying contagion has come to the unsuspecting city, an unstoppable plague that will spread like all-consuming wildfire—–lethal, merciless, hungry . . . vampiric. And in a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, an aged Holocaust survivor knows that the war he has been dreading his entire life is finally here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. In two months . . . the world.\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.... Shocking.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The opening...is about as great as you could ask for: an airliner lands at an airport, taxis to a stop, and then...it goes dark.... I like \u003ci\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/i\u003e a lot.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The big lure.... Plenty of arresting, vividly imagined moments in this page turner.... 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