The Night Eternal

　　《血族》系列最終曲
　　【羊男的迷宮】鬼才導演Guillermo Del Toro融合創意與溫馨的驚悚小說

　　永恆的黑夜即將來臨，末日進入倒數！
　　人類與血族的決戰關鍵，竟繫於世界邊緣最荒蕪腐敗的角落……

　　由於吸血鬼釋放的病毒，兩年內地球上的城市逐一淪陷。同時間，血族的始祖展開大屠殺，所有聰明的、有影響力的人類皆消失殆盡。餘下的人只能在順從與恐懼中茍活，生存環境極為險惡。

　　血族的計畫至此完全成功，更令他感到勝券在握的是他順利地收服了流行病學家Ephraim的兒子Zack。接下來，他打算用親情來誘使反對者Ephraim投降。

　　Ephraim的好友們組成了一個援救Zack的團隊，希望能同時一舉推翻這個具毀滅性的世界新秩序。在負擔起造成世界末日的罪人與保住心愛兒子的選擇題之間，Ephraim在此關鍵時刻會做出什麼驚人的決定……？

　　(文/博客來編譯)

　　From the authors of the instant New York Times bestsellers The Strain and The Fall comes the final volume in one of the most electrifying thriller series in years

　　It’s been two years since the vampiric virus was unleashed in The Strain, and the entire world now lies on the brink of annihilation. There is only night as nuclear winter blankets the land, the sun filtering through the poisoned atmosphere for two hours each day—the perfect environment for the propagation of vampires.

　　There has been a mass extermination of humans, the best and the brightest, the wealthy and the influential, orchestrated by the Master—an ancient vampire possessed of unparalleled powers—who selects survivors based on compliance. Those humans who remain are entirely subjugated, interred in camps, and separated by status: those who breed more humans, and those who are bled for the sustenance of the Master’s vast army.

　　The future of humankind lies in the hands of a ragtag band of freedom fighters—Dr. Eph Goodweather, former head of the Centers for Disease Control’s biological threats team; Dr. Nora Martinez, a fellow doctor with a talent for dispatching the undead; Vasiliy Fet, the colorful Russian exterminator; and Mr. Quinlan, the half-breed offspring of the Master who is bent on revenge. It’s their job to rescue Eph’s son, Zack, and overturn this devastating new world order. But good and evil are malleable terms now, and the Master is most skilled at preying on the weaknesses of humans.

　　Now, at this critical hour, there is evidence of a traitor in their midst. . . . And only one man holds the answer to the Master’s demise, but is he one who can be trusted with the fate of the world? And who among them will pay the ultimate sacrifice—so that others may be saved?