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The Strain Trilogy Books in Order

by Guillermo del ToroLiterature & Fiction

3 books from The Strain (2009) to The Night Eternal (2011). Rated 4.4 across 14,684 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Strain

    Book 1 2009 4.3 (6.9k)

    Francisco Chronicle “Part The Andromeda Strain, part Night of the Living Dead.” —Salon.com “Chuck Hogan is known for his taut thrillers, Guillermo del Toro for his surreal horror films…The Strain brings out the best of each.”...

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  2. The Fall

    Book 2 2010 4.4 (4.1k)

    Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Bloodline The wait is over! Guillermo del Toro, one of Hollywood’s most popular and...

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  3. The Night Eternal

    Book 3 2011 4.4 (3.7k)

    Francisco Chronicle “Bram Stoker meets Stephen King meets Michael Crichton. It just doesn’t get much better than this.” —Nelson DeMille The stunning New York Times bestselling vampire saga that...

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Adapted for screen

  • The Strain TV series · FX · 2014–2017 · 4 seasons

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The Strain Trilogy is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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