Guillermo del Toro: Night eternal (2011, William Morrow)
English language
Published Oct. 10, 2011 by William Morrow.
From the authors of the instant New York Times bestsellers The Strain and The Fall comes the final volume in one of the most electrifying thriller series in years
It’s been two years since the vampiric virus was unleashed in The Strain, and the entire world now lies on the brink of annihilation. There is only night as nuclear winter blankets the land, the sun filtering through the poisoned atmosphere for two hours each day—the perfect environment for the propagation of vampires.
There has been a mass extermination of humans, the best and the brightest, the wealthy and the influential, orchestrated by the Master—an ancient vampire possessed of unparalleled powers—who selects survivors based on compliance. Those humans who remain are entirely subjugated, interred in camps, and separated by status: those who breed more humans, and those who are bled for the sustenance of the Master’s vast army.
The future of …
From the authors of the instant New York Times bestsellers The Strain and The Fall comes the final volume in one of the most electrifying thriller series in years
It’s been two years since the vampiric virus was unleashed in The Strain, and the entire world now lies on the brink of annihilation. There is only night as nuclear winter blankets the land, the sun filtering through the poisoned atmosphere for two hours each day—the perfect environment for the propagation of vampires.
There has been a mass extermination of humans, the best and the brightest, the wealthy and the influential, orchestrated by the Master—an ancient vampire possessed of unparalleled powers—who selects survivors based on compliance. Those humans who remain are entirely subjugated, interred in camps, and separated by status: those who breed more humans, and those who are bled for the sustenance of the Master’s vast army.
The future of humankind lies in the hands of a ragtag band of freedom fighters—Dr. Eph Goodweather, former head of the Centers for Disease Control’s biological threats team; Dr. Nora Martinez, a fellow doctor with a talent for dispatching the undead; Vasiliy Fet, the colorful Russian exterminator; and Mr. Quinlan, the half-breed offspring of the Master who is bent on revenge. It’s their job to rescue Eph’s son, Zack, and overturn this devastating new world order. But good and evil are malleable terms now, and the Master is most skilled at preying on the weaknesses of humans.
Now, at this critical hour, there is evidence of a traitor in their midst. . . . And only one man holds the answer to the Master’s demise, but is he one who can be
Troisième et donc dernier volume de la trilogie qui aura occupé le début de mes vacances au soleil, cet épisode reste dans la lignée des deux premiers, si je peux me permettre ce jeu de mots. Ca se lit bien, ça se lit vite, c'est une bonne saga sur les vampires et leur influence supposée sur notre monde contemporain.
Je ne vais pas ressortir le cliché du "mythe du vampire revisité", mais l'approche quasi-scientifique des vampires dans ce premier volume d'une trilogie m'a bien plu. Ca se lit bien, comme le scénario d'un film, et ce n'est pas étonnant quand on sait que c'est co-écrit par le réalisateur Guillermo Del Toro est que le roman a été adapté en série TV récemment.
Entertaining book, I like novel with a more elaborated end but this is almost a film so is quick and the action goes fast to the end. I enjoyed it all, but the last part of the book is really exciting. The whole trilogy is recommendable for those who enjoy vampires stories
It is refreshing to read a vampire novel, written the way you would expect a vampire novel to be written. While Guillermo del Toro’s vampire are different to the typical vampire at least they don’t sparkle like fairies. Del Toro has given a truly thrilling novel full of heart racing scenes and a unique blend of old vampiric mysticism and the modern infestation typically made popular with the Resident Evil games/movies. While I would love to give this book 4/5, I have to say this book reminded me too much of I am Legend by Richard Matheson to warrant this score. The Strain is a dark and enjoyable horror novel that I would highly recommend for anyone interested in reading an exciting vampire novel.
Better than the The Fall, but not as good as The Strain. The story gets consistently more unbelievable as the book progresses, and by the end I had a hard time accepting the fact that a group of tired, malnourished, wounded humans could fend off the hordes of vampires that attack them, even with the repeated assistance of an indestructible supernatural ally.
