The Fall - (Strain Trilogy) Large Print by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan (Paperback)

About the Book

"A cross between The Hot Zone and 'Salem's Lot."--Entertainment Weekly

"I cannot wait to see where Del Toro and Hogan take us next."--James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Bloodline

The wait is over! 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 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."

Book Synopsis

"A cross between The Hot Zone and 'Salem's Lot."
--Entertainment Weekly

"I cannot wait to see where Del Toro and Hogan take us next."
--James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Bloodline

The wait is over! 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 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."

From the Back Cover

From the authors of the instant New York Times bestseller, The Strain, 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.

The vampiric virus unleashed in The Strain 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--and the former professor and Holocaust survivor Abraham Setrakian lead a band out to stop these bloodthirsty monsters. But it may be too late.

Review Quotes

"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