{"product_id":"9780062068255","title":"The Strain : Book One of the Strain Trilogy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Golden Globe winning director of \u003cem\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A high-tech vampire epic....Terrifying.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Part \u003cem\u003eThe Andromeda Strain\u003c\/em\u003e, part \u003cem\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—Salon.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn epic battle for survival begins between man and vampire in \u003cem\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/em\u003e—the first book in a heart-stopping trilogy from one of Hollywood’s most inventive storytellers and a critically acclaimed thriller writer. Guillermo del Toro, the genius director of the Academy Award-winning \u003cem\u003ePan’s Labyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHellboy\u003c\/em\u003e, and Hammett Award-winning author Chuck Hogan have joined forces to boldly reinvent the vampire novel. Brilliant, blood-chilling, and unputdownable, \u003cem\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/em\u003e is a nightmare of the first order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“[One of] the most original and powerful filmmakers working today.”\u003cbr\u003e“His distinctive creatures and otherwordly parables use the realms of fantasy to explore fundamental human issues such as love, alienation, weakness and, of course, fear… [He is] a master of monsters.”\u003cbr\u003e“A cinematic magician who has never lost his childlike sense of wonder.”\u003cbr\u003e“[An] amazing writer and director. . . . \u003ci\u003ePan’s Labyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e places Mr. del Toro in the first rank of world filmmakers.”\u003cbr\u003e“He elevated gothic horror to art. . . . Bilingual, bicultural, multigenre, he has a voice that feels both fresh and ancient.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062068255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41105511448782,"sku":"9780062068255","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062068255.jpg?v=1649564299","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062068255","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}