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The Fall

By: Guillermo Del Toro, Chuck Hogan
Narrated by: Daniel Oreskes
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Publisher's summary

From the authors of the instant New York Times best seller The Strain comes the next volume in one of the most imaginative and frightening thriller series in many, many years.

Last week they invaded Manhattan. This week they will destroy the world. The vampiric virus unleashed in The Strain has taken over New York City. It is spreading and soon will envelop the globe. Amid the chaos, Eph Goodweather - head of the Centers for Disease Control's team - leads a band out to stop these bloodthirsty monsters. But it may be too late.

Ignited by the Master's horrific plan, a war erupts between Old and New World vampires, each vying for control. At the center of the conflict lies a book, an ancient text that contains the vampires' entire history... and their darkest secrets. Whoever finds the book can control the outcome of the war and, ultimately, the fate of us all. And it is between these warring forces that humans - powerless and vulnerable - find themselves no longer the consumers but the consumed.

Though Eph understands the vampiric plague better than anyone, even he cannot protect those he loves. His ex-wife, Kelly, has been transformed into a bloodcrazed creature of the night, and now she stalks the city looking for her chance to reclaim her Dear One: Zack, Eph's young son.

With the future of humankind in the balance, Eph and his team, guided by the brilliant former professor and Holocaust survivor Abraham Setrakian and exterminator Vasiliy Fet, and joined by a crew of ragtag gangsters, must combat a terror whose ultimate plan is more terrible than anyone has imagined - a fate worse than annihilation.

Listen to the first book, The Strain.
©2010 Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan (P)2010 HarperCollins Publishers

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A nice change on the vampire theme.

I think this book would make an excellent movie. The idea that people become vampires due to a virus is a new one for me. I enjoyed the characters, the plot and the pace. Very exciting!

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Decent story, awful delivery

Overall, the continuation of the story line was engaging but the book suffered from the sub-par reading by the narrator. Monotonous, dead-pan voice made the book's weaknesses and predictably less easy to swallow. Also, there were no breaks between sections in chapters; in those instances, the narrative sounded like a run-on sentence and it was difficult to follow the action of the story. Other audio books I have listened to used software (?) to modulate the narrator's voice when switching between characters, which makes following dialog much easier. This was my first Audible experience and I'm afraid it will be my last.

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great book

I read some reviews about this book before I got it,and I would have to say that even though I enjoyed Ron pearlman on the first. Daniel did an outstanding job. Can't wait to continue the journey with the third book.

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great book!

loved the book, narrator was great.made me feel like there were different people reading story.

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Miss Ron Perlman

Love this series.
Narration is fine but I loved Ron Perlman’s narration of book 1.

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Loved this Narrator / love this collaboration

I could not disagree more with the below reviewers. I thought this narrator was fantastic. I have even sought out other books he has narrated. Only 2 other narrators have prompted me to do that.

The story is just what you would expect from a 2nd installment- the first half reminds you of what happened in the 1st installment and the 2nd half is where the plot develops to support the 3rd installment of the trilogy. It is still another great Hogan/ Del Toro collaboration. I cant wait for the third and hope to see more horror novels from Del Toro in the future.

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Like the first book couldnt stop listening!

Great books so far cant wait for the next one!!!! Why do i have to write a min of 15 words!! 😡

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Awesome Sequel!!!

A great continuation of The Strain story. It really hits you in the face with that raw grittiness feeling of hopelessness as our heroes try to prevail... Don't read/listen to this book first start with the first book in the Trilogy. If you've watched the show and liked it you will definitely enjoy the books.

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Long & Drawn out

The first book was exciting and created a sense of anticipation, this one feels like a very long drawn out version of what the reader expects.

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Better than the show - Shocker

A worthwhile listen after watching the show. I have a better appreciation with how the characters are developed.

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