At New York's JFK Airport, Flight 753 from Berlin, Germany,
arrives and suddenly stops dead. All the shades are drawn
and there is no communication with the pilots or passengers.
Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of a CDC rapid-response team
investigating biological threats, is called upon to enter
the plane. He encounters an unimaginable scene. All the
passengers, pilots, and flight attendants are dead. There
are no signs of abuse, guns, knives, or any other sort of
weapon. People are still in their seats, some holding hands.
The bodies are removed from the plane and brought to area
hospitals and morgues for family members to claim. It is
discovered that there are four people who are still alive
but without any real memories of the trauma that they have
been through.
As this is occurring, we are introduced to a gentleman who
runs a pawn shop in New York, Setrakian, who is a survivor
of the Holocaust and has knowledge of the entity that will
be pervading New York after the tragic incident on the
plane. Inside the plane is discovered a very large case
filled with dirt. The case disappears from the plane with no
knowledge of its contents. What follows is a whirlwind of
knowledge regarding the beast that has been unleashed on New
York by the machinations of a very rich and power-hungry
individual.
I think this book would work well as a movie since it begins
very slowly and then speeds too fast to the conclusion. I
got very comfortable with learning about the families and
the histories of the characters, but then there were a quick
series of events intended to get to the desired conclusion.
The visionary creator of the Academy Award-winning Pan's
Labyrinth and a Hammett Award-winning author bring their
imaginations to this bold, epic novel about a horrifying
battle between man and vampire that threatens all humanity.
It is the first installment in a thrilling trilogy and an
extraordinary international publishing event.
The Strain They have always been here. Vampires. In
secret and in darkness. Waiting. Now their time has come.
In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country.
In two months—the world.
A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the
tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are
pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels
have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers,
but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head
of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that
investigates biological threats, gets the call and boards
the plane. What he finds makes his blood...
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy