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The Night Eternal
The Night Eternal by Guillermo del Toro

by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
              
**THE NIGHT ETERNAL is the third book in a series and so this review may contain spoilers for the first two books**
 
Humanity appears to be losing the war to the vampires. Dr. Eph Goodweather, Dr. Nora Martinez, and Vasiliy Fet haven’t given up hope… although it’s quickly fading for Eph. His ex-wife, Kelly, has been turned and his son, Zack, is missing. What does the Master want with Zack?
 
THE NIGHT ETERNAL is darker in tone than the first two books, THE STRAIN and THE FALL. We have followed the journeys of Eph, Nora, Fet, and Zack and things are now at their most crucial point. One of their inner circle, Professor Abraham Setrakian, has been lost (see THE FALL for details on his death) while Eph is slipping into a drug-induced haze. Tensions are rising between the characters and the authors have the reader wondering… just how will it all end?
 
THE NIGHT ETERNAL is not a stand alone story as the relationships and events have been building over the course of the first two books. Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan have crafted characters we have grown to care about even as they are placed in the most horrific of circumstances. I like the fact that the characters aren’t all perfect heroes, but instead have flaws and make mistakes. It adds a sense of realism, even in the midst of vampires and the revelations about the vampire beginnings.
 
THE NIGHT ETERNAL is a phenomenal conclusion to The Strain Trilogy! Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan breathe new life into the horror genre with this apocalyptic thriller. Superb!

Publisher: William Morrow (October 2011)

Other books in series:   THE STRAIN, THE FALL

Reviewed by Debbie, Debbie Wiley Book Reviews

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