He killed Setrakian's wife in the past. So along comes a book co-authored by visionary Guillermo Del Toro, a favorite movie director of mine, that claims to turn the concept of the vampire story on to its head. In the television series, he is played by Miguel Gómez. Cet article dispose d’une quantité maximum de commande. Désolé, un problème s'est produit lors de l'enregistrement de vos préférences en matière de cookies.

That's the moral of this story.”, Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2009), Danielle The Book Huntress (Back to the Books), The Strain - Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan (4 stars) (TRIM), The Strain Trilogy Publication Dates are off, Nocturna, de Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan, 'Mexican Gothic' Takes Readers Deep into Danger. Mr. Quinlan is disgusted by his father's actions, and is determined to stop him at all costs. After executive producing his first feature at age 22, he worked as a special effects make-up designer for several years before forming his own company, Necropia. It is the first installment in The Strain Trilogy, and is followed by The Fall and The Night Eternal. And when Guillermo [del Toro] came in to sell it, one of the things they made clear is that they wanted to tell the story of the books. Cast Comic-Con", 'The Strain': Carlton Cuse, Guillermo del Toro Reveal Five-Season Plan, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Strain&oldid=969231695, Novels about the aftermath of the Holocaust, Articles needing additional references from September 2014, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 July 2020, at 05:06. In the television series, Mr. Quinlan was introduced in the fifth episode of Season 2, and is played by Rupert Penry-Jones. It is the first installment in a thrilling trilogy and an extraordinary international publishing event. Vendeur : Better World Books: West (Reno, NV, Etats-Unis) Evaluation du vendeur : Ajouter au panier. The guy's an idiot suddenly. For me, what makes a great vampire novel is when you can create a completely original (or mostly or, 6.0 stars (this one may make it onto my "All Time Favorite" list). Kent witnesses the mutation of Captain Redfern in the basement of the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. It is the first installment in The Strain Trilogy, and was followed by The Fall (2010) and The Night Eternal (2011). Les situations et les personnages sont "classiques". I am a big fan of guillermo del toro and I was extremely excited to read this original story since his films have regularly been some of my favourites. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that investigates biological threats, gets the call and boards the plane. They were honestly the only real reason I kept reading. Welcome back. Through the cooperation of Eldritch Palmer, promising the dying billionaire immortality, the Master has gained unlimited financial and political power to ensure the success of his plan. [1] Xan Brooks of The Guardian calls the novel "a pulpy, apocalyptic fable" and a "fast-paced, high-concept outing that seems tailor-made for either a big-screen adaptation or - as Hogan has enthused - 'a long-form, cable-type TV series'. Action-packed and gory, this book kept me on the edge of my seat! Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Now their time has come. "[3], Similarly, Deirdre Crimmins described the novel as "an imperfect vampire book" marred by "some very awkwardly worded phrases and poorly described scenarios scattered throughout the book" and some "terribly clichéd" characters. I love books, all books pretty much, and I’m really easy to please. Been on my tbr forever now, it was quite amusing but I felt like the character building and all around reminds me a bit of Blade without Blade but the rest of the crew hummm at the end book 1 a good story, ok written, but didn’t got me 100 %.