by Guillermo Del Toro, Chuck Hogan · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266202770
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«La Lignée» is the horror novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, published by Pocket in paperback (576 pages, in French).
A plane from Berlin lands at New York's JFK airport without responding to the control tower. Almost all passengers are found dead, except four. Doctor Ephraim Goodweather investigates the incident; that night two hundred corpses disappear from the morgues. The outbreak conceals an ancient vampire strain that threatens the city.
First instalment of the The Strain trilogy; the original work was published as The Strain in 2009.
Recommended for readers of horror and vampire thrillers who want to start the The Strain trilogy.
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.
