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Iconic scene from
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BOOK
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From Debbie Wiley Book Reviews
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The Fall
by Guillermo del
Toro and Chuck Hogan
The
future of the human race is at stake as vampires are roaming the world,
wreaking havoc to the world’s infrastructure. A dying old man, Eldritch
Palmer, is financing a diabolical plan by the Master vampire and the
stakes are getting higher by the moment. Doctors Ephraim Goodweather
and Nora Martinez, both from the Centers for Disease Control, have
teamed up with the unlikely duo of an exterminator, Vasiliy Fet, and an
aging pawnbroker and Holocaust survivor, Abraham Setrakian. Will they
uncover the Master’s dark plan in time? And how will they protect young
Zack Goodweather from his mother, a newly turned vampire determined to
find her Dear One?
THE FALL picks up immediately where THE STRAIN leaves off. While a
reader could probably pick up THE FALL and enjoy it without reading THE
STRAIN first, I would highly recommend reading both books in order as
THE STRAIN puts a bit more emphasis on character development than THE
FALL does. The change in Kelly in particular stands out and it’s easier
to understand the bond drawing her towards Zack if one has read THE
STRAIN.
THE FALL is a brilliant horror tale! Not only do Guillermo del Toro and
Chuck Hogan create a believable apocalyptic world with likable
characters, but they leave the reader hanging on the edge of the seat,
desperately wondering if anyone will survive this horror. Part of the
genius of THE FALL is the sense of history interwoven into this modern
day tale. Del Toro and Hogan take readers into the nightmare of the
Holocaust and show how evil thrives amid such human calamities- and the
long lasting damage caused by such evil.
The revelations about the characters and their histories are perhaps
the most fascinating aspect of THE FALL. However, one character in
particular, a wrestler named Angel, shows the power and strength of
humanity when facing pure evil. Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan do a
marvelous job at making the reader care about each and every character,
heightening the intensity of the story as no character is safe from the
vampiric plague sweeping the planet.
THE FALL has a lot of surprises in store for the reader, both in the
characters and in the action. I won’t spoil the ending, but be prepared
for the cliffhanger… it’s one that left me screaming that no, this just
could NOT be happening! Waiting on book three is going to be a struggle
as the third book is one I want to read now!
Publisher: William
Morrow
(September 2010)
Other books in series:
THE STRAIN
Reviewed
by Debbie, Debbie Wiley Book Reviews
COURTESY
OF AMAZON VINE
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