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Strain Books in Order

There are 3 Strain books, published between 2009 and 2011. The first book is The Strain (2009) and the newest is The Night Eternal (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
2009–2011
Pages on record
539 in 1 of 3 books
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The Strain is a set of 3 books published from 2009 to 2011. The Strain (2009) comes first, then The Fall (2010) and The Night Eternal (2011). The catalogue credits Chuck Hogan on 2 books and Guillermo Del Toro on 1. Subjects include vampires, horror, New York, thrillers, suspense and media tie-in.

How many Strain books are there?

Strain has 3 books, released between 2009 and 2011.

Strain Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Strain books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Night Eternal by Guillermo Del Toro, book 3 of the Strain Trilogy (2011)
  1. 1
    The StrainStrain Trilogy #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  2. 2
    The FallStrain Trilogy #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  3. 3
    The Night EternalStrain Trilogy #32011 · 539 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011539
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Do you have to read Strain books in order?

You should read the Strain books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Strain book also stands alone.

Where to start with Strain

Start with The Strain (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Strain book?

The Night Eternal (2011) is the newest Strain book released so far.

Is there a new Strain book coming?

No next Strain book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Strain at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Strain title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Strain books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
539 pages across the 1 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 539 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Strain books, 2 of 3, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 3 titles, 2 are credited to Chuck Hogan and 1 to Guillermo Del Toro.

What the Strain books are about

All 3 Strain books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: vampires is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.