“A high-tech vampire epic….Terrifying.”

-San Francisco Chronicle

“Part The Andromeda Stress, part Night of the Living Deceased.”

-Salon.com

“Chuck Hogan is known for his taut thrillers, Guillermo del Toro for his surreal horror movies…The Strain brings out the best of each.”

-Minneapolis Star Tribune

An epic battle for survival begins between man and vampire in The Strain-the 1st 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 from the Academy Award-winning Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy, and Hammett Award-winning writer Chuck Hogan have joined makes to boldly reinvent the vampire novel. Outstanding, blood-chilling, and unputdownable, ANY RISK OF STRAIN is a problem of the initial order.