The Night Eternal audiobook

A great cataclysmic finale to a story of biblical proportions, a story thats unearths a history as old as mankind. A father and a son separated across the Atlantic, are two important characters in this third and grand finale of a book. The father Dr Ephraim Goodweather, once a prominent epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has a very important role, for the end of times is near either for the humans or the vampire race. For some reason, which will be unveiled in the book, Ephraim is drawn to the deciphering of the 'Lumen.'The Occido Lumen is an important book, a wanted book by 'The Master'(the evil leader of the vampires), it is a book of revelations to the vampires, just like the holy books of the humans. It contains the creation and history of the worlds vampire race. The son, Zack has also a vital role in the darkness ensuing, he is being controlled in the old art of the vampires of telepathic mind control, groomed into a vessel that the Master the one vampire who wishes to soon inhabit his body. The boy Zack lived like a prince under the watchful eye of the evil Master, In a real castle in the center of a giant city. He was given anything he wanted and was handed a zoo to own. But, here is the big but! It all came at a price, a price Zack was not aware of due to the mind control. The price was he is to be the next body host for the master who at present is in possession of a rock stars body. Zack has been lied to his father he was told was dead and his mother a turned vampire in service of the master. The master was controlling his actions and thoughts and emulating the darkness of his heart, to make him more evil. The master gets kicks out acts of decadence and brutality. The boys young mind was an agreeable lump of dough, one the Master continued to knead. There is one scene that stays with you where the boy is placed in a position where he has to kill one animal, on orders from the master, to save the other animals and to keep and own the zoo.The father races against time in saving the planet and his son from complete human extinction. The others on his side is 'the born' Mr Quinlan another ancient vampire who's against the master, and a band of people courageous souls who mostly have lost loved ones to the vampires. They are against the master and his band of vampires (strigoi), feelers(four legged blood suckers), and humans that work in his service. This proved, where many have failed! that a trilogy can really work and the third book can be one of the strongest stories. I don't really have nightmares after reading books but this gave me one hell of a nightmare last night. The two authors really take you back to the beginning with this book and answer all the questions you were left in doubt about in the first and second book, it tells the story of the genesis of the vampires, the ancients, the first few. Their are powers more greater than you can fathom at play in the order of the things that will or will not save humanity, time will tell. Let me say that this, that the tale of Sodom and Gomorrah play and important role to the vampires history.I don't want to spoil the story but he has really plotted deep and added some real darkness to this story and genre on a whole, he has rewritten the script on vampires. Forget romance and the now vampire fluffiness ever present in novels, this is darkness true and true a real engrossing tale of humanities perilous battle for survival from the first novel to the third and grand finale.I am in awe of the kind of movie Del Toro could make from these epic stories! "Eph wondered what time it was. Sometime o'clock in the morning, he figured, judging by his own failing circadian rhythm. It was summer-at least according to the old calendar-and so the sun should have been high and hot in the sky. Instead, darkness prevailed. The natural order of the night and day had been shattered, presumably forever. The sun was obliterated by a murky veil of ash floating in the sky. The new atmosphere was comprised of the detritus of nuclear explosions and volcanic eruptions distributed around the globe, a ball of blue-green candy wrapped inside a crust of poisonous chocolate. It had cured into a thick, insulating cowl, sealing in darkness and cold and sealing out the sun.Perennial nightfall. The planet turned into a pale, rotting netherworld of rime and tormentThe perfect ecology for vampires.""For the Master, it is best to consider the whole of recorded human history as a series of test runs. A set of experiments carried out over time, in preparation for the final master stroke. The Master was there during the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. He learned from the French Revolution, the Napoleonic wars. He nested in the concentration camps. He lived among you like a deviant sociologist, learning everything he could from and about you, in order to engineer your collapse. Patterns over time. The Master learned to align himself with influential power brokers, such as Eldritch Palmer, and corrupt them. He devised a formula for the mathematics of power. The perfect balance of vampires, cattle, and wardens." New video with Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan discussing THE STRAIN Trilogy Here

Interested in more of my reviews? Visit my blog!Night Eternal: the final installation in the Strain Trilogy. As the title may tell you, you’re in for a very dark and desolate journey. I will keep this short and sweet as much of this novel needs to be experienced firsthand, instead of through a review.The StorylineAs the story opens, Dr. Ephraim (Eph) Goodweather is still reeling from the loss of his son, Zachary. Due to the vampire nature, his mother Kelly came back for him after she had already been turned.”The insidious epidemiology of the virus spread in a vampiric perversion of human love.”Norah and Fet are slowly developing a relationship between each other as Eph has been continually absent from Norah’s life. The world they live in now is an extremely bleak one. The vampires control everything and you don’t get fed unless you work for them or reside in a blood farm. ”The farms were the only entirely different thing in this new world. That and the fact that there was no more educational system. No more schooling, no more reading, no more thinking.”The blood farms were exactly as they sound: humans were rounded up as they were in concentration camps and they are drained of blood. Only the young and healthy were kept; the older humans simply weren’t kept around.’The darkly quiet exterior of the camp spoke to an oppressive efficiency that was almost as shocking.’The VampiresI had been anxiously awaiting how the authors decided to handle the creation aspect. I’ll keep this as a spoiler as some readers may be pleasantly surprised and I would hate to ruin this for them. (view spoiler)[The idea that vampires were originally archangels has been done before; however, I do think it was written quite well and I was intrigued. I’ve been racking my brain and the only instance of this happening before that I recall was Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Blood’s series, so that’s not the best of comparisons. Anyways, I was intrigued by the alteration of the story of Lot and of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and that one of the archangels, Ozryel, was actually the cause for how vampirism began. (hide spoiler)]The WritingI had complained early on in the trilogy that the books read like a screenplay and that they would do fabulous as a movie, but left a little to be desired as a novel. The writing in the third, despite the bleakness, was completely enthralling and was worth suffering through the darkness. And dark it was; there was not one single of iota of happiness until maybe the very end and even that can is up for debate. Final ThoughtsI’m quite pleased at how the trilogy was wrapped up. Ending a series well always seems like such a struggle in trying to wrap up all the storylines and loose ends but I think the authors pulled it off sufficiently. I’m not sure that it’s exactly what I had anticipated, not sure what I would have changed if I could, but you're still left with a feeling of completion. All in all this is one of the best vampire series I have read; definitely one of my favorites.

After reading book two, I concluded that perhaps my love of The Strain was a result of hatred of friendly (and sparkly) vampires and being read by Ron Perleman. I can't rule out the former, but the lack of Perleman did not lessen my enjoyment of The Night Eternal . It is always difficult for me to know how to review books that are continuations of a series since by book three it is likely unfair to evaluate whether the book can stand alone. In fact, who would expect it to? Listening/reading 2 hours of back-story is enough for any series reader to want to choke the author -- so I actually appreciated that The Night Eternal didn't even bother. We went right to the action and that was actually a huge plus of this final entry in The Strain trilogy.Further, it did a nice job of working well within the trilogy format -- which I quite liked from the entire series. One thing I have complained about is the recent trend to serialize everything with the huge downside that every book seems to end in a cliffhanger and I end up feeling like I am in a book version of the Sims where I have to keep paying for the expansion packs just to find out what happens. The Strain avoided this pitfall and I have to take a moment to acknowledge how much I appreciated that.Overall, I thought this book was probably the strongest in the series. del Toro finally cut out the overly repetitive and long "action" sequences -- I said it before and I will say it again, how can you actually make sword fighting tedious? I found the character development here much better than in the rest of the series, new elements, like the human camps, interesting and adding a lot of twists and turns (view spoiler)[ can Zach regain his humanity? Will Ef double-cross his friends? How do you defeat the Master? (hide spoiler)] kept it fresh and moving right along. (view spoiler)[ I also appreciated that the ending wasn't all sunshine and roses (hide spoiler)]. And I felt that the series did resolve itself well.Is this serious literature? No, but I find it did a fantastic, better than average, job of being what it was: well-written entertainment. Definite two thumbs up for me.

I am a HUGE vampire fan (real vampires, not those glittery pieces of crap that are in those dumb ass twilight books), and found this series to be a great read. I like the twist on the traditional vampire story with some old legendy stuff thrown in. In my life I have bought less than a dozen brand new books in hardcover (when they first came out) and this series (after reading the first book) was one in which I just couldn't wait for the paperback version to come out because I had to buy it. I rate books on how much I want to read them so that I have to actually buy a copy and because this book compelled me to actually buy it new (I actually pre-ordered it), that should tell you something about how good it was. I own more than 1000 books and out of all of those less than 12 were purchased as brand new hardcover editions. That all being said, this series is a def MUST read for any vampire enthusiast. I sincerely hope that these two write more books in the future AND that this series gets made into some movies. Good movies, not made for TV crap you see on the SyFy channel (no offense to those who actually watch that garbage). So, if you want a good story with an engaging plot, pick these books up and you won't be disappointed.

Uffff 👌 pedazo de trilogía!! A mi me ha encantado en primera el ritmo que lleva no baja y el desarrollo de los personajes es grande! Que decir de esa forma tan peculiar de Guillermo y Chuck se nota el sello 🤗 me emocioné, me puso de nervios y me enoje 🤭 en conjunto todas esas emociones que me acampañaron en cada página lo agradezco enorme pues lo disfrute muchísimo ✨ un personaje que se corrompe sin duda alguna será un representativo glorioso de una gran historia!! Ohhhh y también sentí un picor en mi corazón 💔 a casi la mitad de este libro que me dejó volando la cabeza y las ideas de que sucedería....

I've read through a few of the negative reviews about this final book in the trilogy, and although I saw some valid points, I didn't see anything to sway me from giving this book a good rating.I enjoyed the entire trilogy and the last book was very good, IMHO. It was a page-turner with plenty of action and intrigue, and I enjoyed the biblical implications (whereas others didn't). I liked how the authors explained the rising of the first vampires. It was uniquely different from what we've heard in the past.Character-development was excellent through-out the series, and I cared about our little band of heroes very much. They weren't perfect, and more complex than the standard infallible heroes, which made them more believable. Anyway, I think the whole trilogy was great and well worth the read. A creative take on the vampire mythology.

I can't believe it's over...! With a satisfying ending, this last book of "The Strain" trilogy did not let me down...except by ending! It was thoroughly suspenseful--the last twenty percent or so really had me at the edge of my seat. No spoilers from me, but wow...I didn't expect that ending! Now I can't wait for the television series that's expected to air this summer on FX. I hope it will closely mirror the book, unlike many other series based on books.Again, I highly recommend this amazing series. It's horror with heart--with sympathetic characters you worry about and cheer for and even cry over. 5+ stars from me!

This is not your standard Vampire story! Yes there is the standard old foreign vampire hunter that trains the main character to fight the undead. I really enjoyed the way the vampire scruge was portrayed with a scientific viewpoint even though it has supernatural origins. And the origin of the vampire menace was a extremely nice new twist to the old legends. Overall nice action and flow of the story throughout the books. The trilogy builds well and keeps up the pace without any slow spots. Very recommended

Review of a book received from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for an honest review, review written 2011.Two years have passed since the fall of The Night Eternal. The Master has consolidated his control over humanity by the wholesale slaughter of the leaders, the intelligentsia, the scientists – anyone who might challenge his supremacy – and of those who are elderly or infirm or otherwise incapable of being contributing members of society. In the meantime, humans are controlled by the vampires – if humans want to eat, have clothes and be left alone, they must contribute. Payment by money no longer exists – humans are paid with vouchers for rations and clothing. And the unlucky ones are sent to camps, where they become either breeding machines or slave labor. Eph, Nora, Vasiliy, and Gus and his friends continue to fight against the Master and his regime. But things seems to be coming to a head; the vampires have discovered their hiding spots and the rebels are on the run. They need to translate the Lumen, to discover the location of the Master’s origin, and destroy it – thereby destroying the strain. But can they do it? Will they be able to stay ahead of the Master and his strain long enough to decipher the ancient text? And will they survive the treachery that raises its head amongst them?While I was bothered by a few plot holes – mostly, how is it that they’ve accomplished so little in two years, yet remained ahead of the vamps, and then suddenly everything comes down at once – overall I found this to be an eminently satisfying conclusion to The Strain Trilogy. The characters continue to be a strong aspect, and the plot continues to be fast-paced but strongly developed, and the ending seems realistic – well, as realistic as can be expected in a apocalyptic vampire novel! I thinks fans of this trilogy will be happy with the ending of the series. If you haven’t discovered The Strain yet, be sure to seek it out, starting with “The Strain,” released in 2009, then “The Fall” in 2010, and finally “The Night Eternal,” which was just released.

Longer review: http://biteintobooks.blogspot.nl/2017...This series was a rollercoaster ride! I loved to read this series together with Zwaantina.I can tell you this; it's a unique series in the vampire-themed books. I loved the fact that del Toro and Hogan weren't scared to make the world in this book AWEFUL. I wouldn't want to live there.The book really builds up to an ending that could go either way. I felt like the world was lost forever, and a "good" ending wasn't possible in my opinion.You should read this series to figure out what you think about the ending...

** spoiler alert ** Finally finished this one. It was a bit of a slow-starter, not as fast paced as the first two in the trilogy. Perhaps because this one takes place two years down the line and there was some story line that needed to be added, maybe because there was a seven month gap between reading the second book and starting the third. All I know for sure is, once this book got going, it really got going. About a third of the way in I started reading it at every possible opportunity, as I had with the other two. It took about two months to get through the first third, and about two weeks to finish it. Amazing writing, amazing story, amazing characters, amazing everything. For people who love scary vampires, this book is a must read.Now, my thoughts on the ending. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY KILLED ZACH! Oh, I was so upset at that. I thought, even if Eph died, that Zach would survive and grow and live and the line would go on. But no. I couldn't believe it. If the book would have ended right there I swear I would have thrown my Kindle through the window. Luckily, it didn't. I did like how they kept Nora and Fet together, with Eph's blessing really, and how they had two children, and all of that. It still doesn't make up for killing off Zach, but at least there was some hope left at the end of it all. Now, for the important question: When's the movie coming out?

Overall a pretty good finale to the suspenseful series, even if a little melodramatic. The pace slows down, and a whole lot of mythology and backstory is revealed, which in turn sheds light on Master's and Quinlin's identities. Since Zack kidnapping in the last book, Eph's character becomes withdrawn and dependant on drugs and alcohol. The major relationship dynamics change and shift into a new pattern. Formerly a shining hero for the humanity is now mistrusted and forced to choose between personal gain and lives of millions. I enjoyed that the authors managed to create very believable characters that bleed and make mistakes. The ending was literally of Biblical proportions. Lovely series that I recommend to any horror fan.

This is the 3rd installment in The Strain trilogy.Once again we fjnd the ragged, but slowly diminishing, band of survivors fighging a seemingly insurmountable legion of blood sucking evil led by the hellish Master.This was extremely engaginf and well written and rounded out the series perfectly.On the whole, the trilogy was also very entertaining, and I would recommend it to anyone who is tired of vampire cliches, as this story creates an interesting new take on the tried and true formula. And these vamps are 100% vile and ruthless.Most of the characters were well developed and provided with plenty of backstory and I found myself empathising with their struggles.