The manner through which this occurs is far from traditional and one of the more original interpretations of vampirism that I’ve read. Where The Strain seemed to focus on the vampires in a more scientific light The Fall serves to restore much of their otherworldly characteristics. Sure, Satrakian believes that there is some hope in form of an ancient text (festooned with silver making in anathema to vampires) but even that hope is slim. Rest assured this is a dark novel, there is very little hope and our heroes seem to be fighting more out of stubborn resolve than any real belief that they can over come The Master. The primary focus of The Fall is the rapid destruction of human society as a direct result of The Master’s machinations. As it turns The Master’s plan doesn’t just encompass New York but the world as cities worldwide receive planes full of dead passengers as New York did at the start of The Strain. Unfortunately they are a resistance with its back to the wall. Abraham Satrakian, Ephraim Goodweather, and the exterminator Vasily form the core of the resistance against the rising vampire population. New York is sliding further and further into chaos, rioters run rampant, people are disappearing, and the authorities (local or otherwise) are at a loss for what to do. The Fall, second book in a planned trilogy, takes place bare moments after the end of The Strain. I read and enjoyed The Strain ( as did my friend Val) last year but this time out I nabbed the audiobook version of its sequel The Fall. The Fall by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
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