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May 25, 2009

First Installment of Vampire Trilogy to Hit Shelves; Authors at Barnes & Noble

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and author Chuck Hogan (Prince of Thieves) present The Strain, the first novel in their Strain Trilogy, in which a vampiric virus infects New York and threatens to spread across the globe. CDC doctor Eph Goodweather and former professor Abraham Setrakian join a small group of people who are scrambling to stop the virus. The book will be published on Tuesday, June 2.

Hogan and del Toro will discuss the book at the Union Square Barnes & Noble on Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m.; visit the B&N event page for details.

Below, watch a video of del Toro discussing the trilogy and trailers for the The Strain; click the widget to browse inside the book.