by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan · Presses de la Cité · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782258080751
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«La Chute» is the vampire novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, published by Presses de la Cité in paperback (328 pages, in French).
Vampires dominate the streets of New York as the world crumbles; epidemiologist Ephraïm Goodweather and professor Abraham Setrakian lead a group of survivors trying to face the chaos. Amid riots and militias, humans seem helpless, and the Master threatens to condemn humanity to an eternal night.
It is the second volume of the «The Strain» trilogy, known in French as «La Lignée»; the novel was originally published in English as «The Fall» and in French in 2010.
For readers of horror and vampire stories, as well as for fans of Guillermo del Toro.
Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. del Toro is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting.
