The Strain

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An epic battle for survival begins between human and vampire in this heart-stopping thriller--the first in a trilogy--from the visionary creator of the Academy Award-winning "Pan's Labyrinth" and a Hammett Award-winning writer.

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Publishers Weekly (04/13/2009)
Director Del Toro (who won an Oscar for "Pan's Labyrinth") makes a dramatic splash in his fiction debut, the first volume in a vampires vs. humanity trilogy, coauthored with Hogan ("Prince of Thieves"). Just as a jumbo jet on a flight from Germany to New York is touching down at JFK, something goes terribly wrong. When Ephraim Goodweather, of the Centers for Disease Control, investigates the darkened plane, he finds all but four passengers and crew dead, drained of blood. Despite Goodweather's efforts to keep the survivors segregated, they get discharged into the general population. Soon after, the corpses of the tragedy's victims disappear. The epidemiologist begins to credit the wild stories of Abraham Setrakian, an elderly pawnbroker who's the book's Van Helsing figure, and concludes that a master vampire has arrived in the U.S. The authors maintain the suspense and tension throughout in a tour de force reminiscent of Whitley Strieber's early work. "(June)" Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal (05/15/2009)
Pan's Labyrinth director Del Toro and thriller author Hogan ("Prince of Thieves") team up to launch the first volume of a modern-day vampire trilogy. The story begins onboard a grounded plane that has just landed at New York's JFK airport. Police and emergency medical crews are called to investigate the possible outbreak of a mysterious disease, which has killed all but four of the plane's passengers. Unknowingly, something more ominous is responsible for the carnage, which now threatens the city and soon the entire country. Unlike the sexy bloodsuckers of paranormal romances and the cuddly vampires of teen fiction, these undead creatures are slick, dark, and frightening. This novel reads like a story made for the big screen, and with writer/director Del Toro, that is entirely possible. Despite the somewhat slow start, the story builds up steam quickly, and fans of horror, vampire fiction, and Del Toro's "Hellboy" films will line up for this one. Buy multiple copies. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, "LJ" 2/15/09; Rayo will publish the simultaneous Spanish-language edition.Ed.]Carolann Lee Curry, Mercer Univ. Medical Lib., Macon, GA Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

ISBN: 0061558230 | EAN: 9780061558238
Publisher: William Morrow & Company  | Publication Date: June, 2009

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