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    The Fall: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy
    The Fall: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy
    The Fall: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy
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    The Fall: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy

    By Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan

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    “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.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateSep 21, 2010
    ISBN9780062011596
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    Guillermo del Toro

    Guillermo Del Toro has enjoyed huge critical and commercial success as a film director in both his native Mexico and Hollywood. His works include Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil’s Backbone, Blade II and Hellboy. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.

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    • 4/5
      A very good follow up book. Del Toro and Hogan have created a very bleak world where it feels like no one is safe. I have no idea how this trilogy is going to wrap up, and that's part of the excitement. I can't wait for the last book.
    • 4/5
      Is it a bit worse than the previous volume? Yes. Does it sometimes have a bit lame dialogues? Yes. But apart from that it`s still a highly entertaining and fast-paced, fairly original vampire story worth reading.
    • 4/5
      So this one was good a little more gory and definitely more of the "history" of this story very interesting!
    • 4/5
      This is the second book in a trilogy. I really enjoyed reading this book although at times I found that it lagged a bit. I really liked the first book and knew I just had to have the 2nd and 3rd books when they came out. What I like about this novel is that it has vampires in it but they are vampires at a very primal animalistic level. Rather than being 100 year old men who still go to high school, the ancients are focusing their energy on total domination of the human race. For all the Twilight fans out there who are going to be upset with that last sentence, I still enjoyed reading Twilight. Don't get me wrong, it was a good series but at times I found myself wondering why on earth would these vampires go back to high school. I know I personally wouldn't want to go back to high school and date a teenager (too much angst for me). Anyhow, it's time to get back to The Fall. As much as I enjoyed the first book, I found myself needing to go back and re-read parts of it because I couldn't remember exactly what had happened. I think that could be because I read so many books in a year it's sometimes hard to get all the characters straight. I am also wondering if it would have been better to wait and read The Fall until the last book comes out. I found myself wanted to know what is going to happen next when I finished the book and I hate that I have to wait to find out. That being said, I think the author did a good job of ending the 2nd book of the trilogy. I find that sometimes it can read like the end of a chapter but in this case it seemed like a logical place to end the book. I love the characters in these books. All the characters come from such different backgrounds but find a way to come together to kick vampire butt. One is a doctor, one is a pest control man, one is a former gang member and another is an old Holocaust survivor. All in all this was an excellent book and I give it 4 out of 5 stars.
    • 5/5
      Review based on book I received from Amazon Vine in exchange for an honest review. I've read this book twice.The vampires are spreading; the government is denying any problems in an attempt to avoid “panic.” Ephraim, Nora, Vasiliy and Dr. Setrakian continue to work together to try to stop the Master, and to keep Zach safe from Kelly, Ephraim’s ex-wife, who is focused on claiming the boy as her Dear One. Meanwhile, Eldritch Palmer continues to plot and plan, entirely focused on keeping himself alive forever. The Master, meanwhile, continues its plan to take over the world. And the other Ancients send out their hunters to try to stop him.Book 2: The Fall continues The Strain Trilogy, further developing the story and re-imagining the vampire mythos. We learn more about the structure of vampire society, and about the Ancients, and meet the mysterious Mr. Quinlan. Many times a middle book in a trilogy loses momentum as it fills in the plot, but not “The Fall.” It continues to speed forward, simultaneously further developing both plot and characters. There were a couple plot points that changed – most confusingly, in “The Strain,” Abraham Setrakian says his wife, Miriam, has been dead for less than 20 years, but in this book he tells the story of her death somewhere in the vicinity of 40 years previously. I’m not sure if it was a case of forgetting what was said in the first book – bad planning – or just a case of Setrakian providing incorrect information previously for his own purposes, and it is never explained. Nonetheless, the series continues to enthrall me and should be well-received by lovers of horror, apocalyptic situations and vampires. Book 3, “The Night Eternal,” has just been released, and I will post a review soon. Stay tuned!
    • 5/5
      Awesome. Can't wait to read the final of the trilogy to see where it goes from here.
    • 5/5
      In the Strain Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan showed us a world where myth and legend were so much more horrifying that we could ever imagine ending the book on a near cliff-hanger aftermath of the ultimate struggle between good and evil.And now we have the Fall which picks up right where the Strain left off only now that we've had most of the characters introduced and the lines drawn between good and evil the book kicks the action and fear up a notch. Humankind is not alone and only a few people truly understand what is happening. While they struggle against an evil that seems near unstoppable they also try to make the world understand what is truly happening. This is not a normal virus! No normal strain! This is The Fall! Born from the evil of a master vampire and the heroes must race against the clock to find a way to stop it.Without giving away anything I can only say if you loved the Strain then you'll doubly enjoy The Fall. This book has more action, more horror and more answers that only lead to more questions. In book one the Characters were introduced and the plot established so with book two the authors were free to really put the peddle to the metal. I found myself unable to put this book down and my only regret is that I didn't pick these books up until they'd all been written. How will I ever make it until October when the third one comes out? I don't know but when it does come out get your night lights ready and make sure you have plenty of batteries because you won't want to spend too much time in the dark.
    • 4/5
      Book 2 of the Strain Trilogy, a modern twist on the Vampire legend. combining vampirand End-of-the-World pandemic themes, with conspiracy theory thrown in to boot.
    • 3/5
      It's been a long time since I read the first book in this series and was sucked into this resurrecting of vampires as true villains. The charm of the first book had definitely faded by the end of this volume.

      The action parts were great and would translate well to the silver screen but the drama and mystery parts are really getting convoluted and don't point towards a great finish. There's too many side elements going on. I would have preferred they pull the focus back a bit and shed more light on what was happening in other parts of the globe.

      They probably could have condensed the trilogy down into two books.

      One of the moments that pulled me right out of the book was the auction. The world is burning, the government virtually non-existent, anarchy reigning yet Sotheby's is still having an auction? BS

      Overall I just feel that this book didn't really go anywhere. I'm not looking forward to the third book so much but I still do want to know the rest of the mystery.
    • 4/5
      Rating: 3.5 of 5Explored further everything that captured my attention in the first book. A few surprises I didn't think the authors would pull. Anxious to read the conclusion; although, I'm bummed after Book Two's ending.
    • 4/5
      The second in The Strain Trilogy. The plot kept moving with action, and there was plenty of interesting storyline. A very interesting take on the vampire genre that has been dumbed down by the Twilight versions of vampiric lore.
    • 3/5
      The infection continues. The master's master plan is unveiled -- a nuclear winter that makes the world ideal for night-loving vampires. One of the most powerful men in the world is his tool. Palmer wants to live forever, and is promised as much if he does the master's bidding. Building nuclear power plants is among his tasks. We learn a little more about the nature of these vampires, the legacy of the ancient seven, and what motivates and, more importantly, kills them. The infection is not adequately contained, and soon spreads outside of New York City. This has international repercussions, and by the end of the book, less stable governments panic and start lobbing nukes at their enemies, furthering the master's nuclear winter scenario. Not all of our small band of vampire hunters from The Strain make it through this one okay. Former CDC Investigator Ephraim is determined to make an impact -- in the third book of this trilogy.These first two books are just okay. A killer wrap-up hopefully will make the whole thing worthwhile -- but so far, I'm not seeing it. I do enjoy long, epic stories, though, even if they aren't really that good as long as the writing is sound. Del Toro and Hogan have no problems in this regard.
    • 4/5
      a strong follow up to the first book in the series, "the strain"
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved this second part of the trilogy. Often, the second book of three tends to be slow and a bit tedious, at least partway through, but no part of this was either of those things. A thrill ride from start to finish, with so many answers leading to so many more questions and so many things left to think about. I definitely wasn't expecting that ending and I'm certainly interested to see where The Night Eternal and the conclusion of the trilogy take this story. I can't wait to get my hands on it!

      I have to say, though, that there are some things I just didn't think that I'd like which happened in this book and yet...I'm satisfied about them. For instance, I didn't think that I'd be able to be okay with Setrakian dying before the end of the trilogy, I didn't think I'd be okay with him dying before the Master bit it for good, and I didn't think I'd be okay with the Master choosing a new vessel and casting away Sardu's. But the way that the authors wrote it was completely satisfying and completely fitting. I'm glad that Setrakian got the ending that he did, and I'm glad that he was able to release Sardu at the same time. I'm glad that Sardu's soul was truly released and left the collective of souls that the Master keeps with him, because I've always felt bad for him. So many years. Finally, release. And I'm glad that it was Setrakian who was able to do that, with his last act of defiance, because for Setrakian it began with the Master in that body and I'm glad that for Setrakian and for the Master that body ended with the conclusion of Setrakian's life. I'm glad that Setrakian was able to die peacefully, as well. It just...seemed so perfectly fitting. Something that I had dreaded and had thought I would hate, actually became my favorite part of this second book and, perhaps, it will continue on to be my favorite part of the trilogy itself.

      I also have to say that I'm glad that Setrakian was able to destroy Eichhorst, as well.

      I was also unsure about Palmer dying before the end of the trilogy, as well. He was such a good adversary, such a good obstacle, but his time really had been played out and I like his ending. I think it was perhaps the best ending I could have wished for for that awful character.

      I'm going to be on pins and needles until I can get hold of the last book and see what happens with the remaining characters and what becomes of the world. I definitely recommend this trilogy and this book for anyone who likes sci-fi and vampires, and misses when vampires were the evil thing that went bump in the night and it was okay to hunt them indiscriminately in fiction.
    • 3/5
      The Fall by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan is the second in a vampire trilogy. These are not the sparkly romantic vampires that have recently been the fashion, but yet neither are they the compelling, gothic original vampires. This vampirism is caused by a virus spread by blood worms that are deposited in people by a long stinger that the vampire releases from its throat. These vampires are nasty, disease ridden horrors with very little of their humanity left, although they are obsessed with tracking and turning their “Dear Ones” into their kind. Most of the traditional vampire lore has been done away with, crosses don’t scare these guys, garlic doesn’t repel them and forget about that wooden stake. They are afraid of silver, and sunlight can damage them, so the best solution is to carry a silver weapon and, in order to avoid encounters do your business during daylight hours. The night belongs to them. Overall I find these books over long, overdone and over authored. I prefer my vampires to be the cerebral, dark and literary type. The shock value quickly wears off and then the book is vaguely nasty and gruesome, but there is not enough story to hold my interest. I will take a pass on the third volume.
    • 5/5
      The Strain was an outstanding book and when I found out about this one I just had to snag it up and read it! This series definately puts a little twist on the vampire genre and I greatly enjoyed reading it! Now the Strain is spreading like wildfire throughout the world and the survivors have learned what they need to do to survive. Yet, we follow a group and one man who has faced the Master once before. Now finding themselves in the middle of a war between new and old vamps. The Master wants all vamps to rise up and take over the world but there is one thing that will stop him and it's a book that once it's found it needs to be used for that purpose. Money, power, supernatural forces take you on the ride of your life in this book. Not only will it chill your blood but it's better than any roller coaster ride I've been on! These two authors take the vampire world from sexy to dark and scary which is what it really would be if they rised up against the human world. Nasty creatures they are, not sparkling and beautiful, But dirty and creepy! Just the way I like 'em!
    • 4/5
      In this second installement of the strain trilogy, the world is really coming to an end. Where in the first book a small group of people tried, with all their might, to prevent the spreading of a vampiric infection, the second book, show the rise of the vampire and the destruction of the world as we know it. Can't wait to see how this will conclude, because at the end, something good must come out of all this destruction.
    • 4/5
      Second book of the vampire trilogy and it's, again, really really good. I cannot wait for thelast book. I'm also happy to see Del Toro is having more of an input and not just in the vampiric expertise -- there are some awesome Mexican characters in this one.
    • 5/5
      Let me be up front here. This book would never have caught my eye if it weren't for other book bloggers and book lovers on Twitter. While I enjoy sci-fi and horror, I tend to be very picky and this book would have come across to me, if I had seen it on my own, as a fangirl type thing. Just not for me. So it would have been a great tragedy, as I have now become a huge fan of not only the book, but this amazing trilogy!Let's start with the fact that you have two amazing authors coming together on this trilogy. You have Guillermo Del Toro (also known for his award-winning filme Pan's Labyrinth) bringing his ability to weave reality into mythology into a stunning piece of art. And you have Chuck Hogan adding the mystique and suspense seen in his crime novels. The pair work flawlessly together, and I was immediately drawn in to the novel, even though I'd never even read the first book in the trilogy.Without the background of what had happened, I discovered a world thrown into chaos. Scary, nasty, primal vampires flood the country, changing the landscape of a once-beloved homeland into a nightmare. I was drawn into the depth of the characters in this novel, from the motherless child, to the ex-gang-banging leader of the anti-vampire crew, to the ever-vigilant vampire hunter Abraham Setrakian. They were all believable as people and drew me further into the story.So I must thank those book lovers I follow on Twitter, for if not for them I would never have heard of this fabulous book.I must also thank the publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book so I was able to read it before it hit the shelves.I urge any sci-fi or horror fan to give this book a try. Even if it doesn't seem like 'your thing'. I know I was stunned to find I loved it, and I'm sure you will love it too.Check out the page for the The Strain Trilogy too!5 out of 5 stars
    • 3/5
      The Fall is the second installment in Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan's The Strain trilogy. In The Strain an airplane full of dead passengers is found on the tarmac of JFK and shortly thereafter chaos ensues. Vampires... and not of the teen heartthrob nor sparkly variety. These are more animalistic in nature and have one goal in particular... total world domination.This book reads almost like a movie... it's actually detailed and vivid enough that you have a clear picture of exactly what is going on. Told in the same style as The Strain, you have various viewpoints and resulting vignettes. Sometimes these different points-of-view can be a little disorienting, but once you get the gist of the storytelling, you see how clever it all is as it comes together.Although I found The Strain to be more of a scientific thriller than a horror story... The Fall was definitely more horror. Very dark, action-packed and with the perfect mix of sci-fi and fantasy you'll find it to be quite the page-turner. While I personally enjoyed The Strain better than I did this second installment, I still would not pass up on the chance of reading this series in its entirety. Eternal Night the third in the trilogy is scheduled to release in late 2011 - I cannot wait!
    • 4/5
      A quick read - not as captivating as the first, but then again, it is the middle book.
    • 2/5
      I was really hoping this one would be better than the first - I was wrong. The plot just doesn't seem to flow smoothly and the writing is a bit choppy. I am unsure if I will attempt the third and final book.
    • 3/5
      Barely a three star rating. I am not even sure I care how this thing ends now.
    • 5/5
      An amazing follow up to "The Strain"! Hogan and del Toro are a winning writing couple and have re-invented the vampire genre, bringing back the horror.
    • 5/5
      The second book in the amazing Strain Trilogy, this segement was about how after the strigoi virus became introduced into the population and what mankind did, in the early stages, to combat it. We are also introduced to the Ancients and the Occido Lumen, which turns out to be the official 'Vampire's Hunting Guide' detailing the rise of the Ancients and where their sites of origin are located. I was enthralled in the entire series and this one stayed true to form. I felt many times like crying as Ephraim Goodweather did everything in his power to protect his son. I laughed along with Vasiliy Fet the exterminator and was enraptured by the level of knowledge and drive by Setrakian. He is the kind of character that makes me want to go out and learn about the real history behind Eastern European folklore and myth. The series as a whole is a must read for anyone who loves a great apocalypitc story with a twist thrown in there.
    • 4/5
      A stunning continuation of Guillermo del Toro's The Strain. If you read The Strain right when it came out everything will come rushing back at you...no re-read required. We've come so far and still have so far to go!Will the Master win out? What will become of Earth and mankind? How will Eph keep Zach safe from his vampire mother?
    • 4/5
      The Fall is just as complex as The Strain was. If you enjoyed it, then by all means, devour this one. Be warned, a little review of The Strain will come in handy. Also, its a slow start, but quickly picks up and leaves you turning pages. All in all, The Fall is a strong follow up and a great read
    • 4/5
      Compared to the first book in the series i was slightly disappointed. Maybe the books title should have been The Chase rather then the fall. The ending sets up for a great third book with more action I hope. Still hooked and eagerly anticipating the third and final installment.
    • 3/5
      Better than the first in many ways.
    • 5/5
      Since I've been a fan from the first book, and now, the television show, I have had a blast with both versions of this story. For fans of the show, the books have many differences that make them worth reading as well, and they are major differences. This was so good I am going to go ahead and read book three also.

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    The Fall - Guillermo del Toro

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