The Strain
A horror novel that begins when a Boeing 777 lands in New York and goes dark, with everyone on board seemingly dead. A CDC epidemiologist investigates and uncovers an ancient vampiric virus that threatens to consume the city and the world.
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Ranked #79 of 1942 · 505 pages · Published 2009
Mentioned 9× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 9 episodes, most recently on Feb 11, 2026.
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Book data: ISBN 9780061558238. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.