by Whitley Strieber
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We are not alone. Millions of people are confronting aliens that authorities say do not exist. Whitley Strieber--author of the legendary, #1 bestselling book Communion, which detailed his own close encounters--now returns to the riddle of aliens with The Grays. Drawing from a lifetime of research and his own experiences, Strieber offers up a fictional account of the conspiracy behind the alien presence on Earth while also giving us a startling look inside the alien mind that will astound, frighten, and enthrall readers.
Meet the Three Thieves, a group of Grays assigned to duty in a small Kentucky town. They have been preparing a child for generations. Innocent Conner Callaghan will face the ultimate terror as he struggles to understand who he has been breed to become, and what he must do to save humanity.
Meet Colonel Michael Morax, who strives to keep the secret of the Grays from the public for reasons so sinister, yet believable, that they read like truth . . . and very well may be.
And then there's Lauren Glass, government "empath" to the last surviving captive Gray, known only as B for Bob. Her unique talent to communicate with this captive Gray may be the only way humans can unravel their ultimate plan.
But when B for Bob suddenly escapes the highly secure underground Air Force facility that he's been captive in for years, it triggers a mass undertaking in that small Kentucky town. A frantic race begins, as the government must outmaneuver the Grays to keep the secret of the presence intact.
The Grays is a mind-bending journey behind the curtain of secrecy that surrounds the subject of aliens, written by the field's great master.
(20060124)
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Excellent! Fast-paced. Electric!, 2008-09-06
I read Communion a long time ago...I thought that book was very provocative. The Grays is a "ficitious" account of alien/human teamwork which plants the seed that the events portrayed are quite feasibly believable. I applaud Whitley Streiber for yet another thought provoking read...
Thanks!
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 Entertaining but jumpy and rushed in spots, 2008-08-17
I thought this was pretty entertaining. The beginning had good hook and good build, but throughout, certain character moments, and even plot moments seemed jumpy and rushed. It was as though there were chunks of narrative missing. There were compelling enough characters, but there needed to be a bit more build. It doesn't take much. Pat Frank's marvelous character stories in Alas, Babylon are an example of how you can make the reader more invested in each player without a whole lot of extra writing. that is a gold standard for me though. If all the main players had even a more detailed "off page" story in the writer's mind, I think it would have played better. I won't say I didn't like it, but I felt I was reading something that had the possibilities of being soooo much better.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 A Sweet Cream Pie And A Whitley Strieber Novel, 2008-05-18
Every once and a while I like to cut loose and spend a day with a good book. Ever since The Hunger way back when, Whitley Strieber has been a favorite. This guy has got 'mad literary skills.' I've followed him through Communion and the whole sick alien trip. You think your gonna find a better author on the subject?--forgetta about it!
See, what I'll do is, I'll unplug the land line, grab a sweet Italian cream pie, a big bag of Dutch pretzels, a squeeze bottle of yellow mustard, and a few beers, loosen my belt, unzip my jeans, and sink back in the comfortable chair for hours at a time. It don't get any better.
The first time I was abducted, well, it was a trip of an experience, and I ain't selfish---it's something I wish on everybody. I woke up to find myself lit up like a semiconductor and floating through the freak'in wall. A lot of household objects were also drifting through the air--a pizza box, the car keys, a framed picture of my father, a pile of stroke books, my razor, a zucchini--it was amazing, I can tell ya.
Inside the ship, the grays were swarming like locusts on the Serengeti. There must have been 18 or more of 'em. They make a rasping asthmatic sound that's hard to tolerate, but otherwise, they treat you good. They got the quiet manners of an Italian pope. St. Philomena didn't carry herself with more poise or dignity.
I was pretty much paralyzed the first time they took me up, but I still used the experience to learn things. I discovered parts of my body I didn't even know I had and things that could be done to me. Yowza--I'm practically a liberal now! You think they wanna hurt you? Hey, don't worrya about it!
After a while they shifted me around, and instead of a white glowing room like something out of a 70s Penthouse spread, I found myself staring at a basement café with exposed brick walls and a lot of small tables with candles in colored jars on 'em. The grays were now wearing blue-and-white striped jerseys and berets. They had little mustaches and goatees--you know, chin hair. One was playing the accordion in a dark corner and another was singing 'Lili Marlene' under a dim light.
They do Polynesian and Egyptian themes too.
The next morning I woke up in bed, a bit sore in the keister but otherwise pretty much as usual. The pizza box, house keys, and whatnot were back on the kitchen table, but the two slices of pizza that had been in the box were gone. But hey--I'm gonna begrudge our space brothers two slices of a Veggie Wedgie pie? Forgetta about it!
Since then, I've kinda strong-armed 'em into working for me, and discovered what hard workers they are. No one trims a nicer hedge, weeds a bed of petunias, or builds a better veranda. They prepare a plate of gnocchi bolognese and a three-bean salad your grandmother would trade her goat for.
They're tireless, reliable, and follow instructions first time every time. They don't eat, drink, sleep, wear clothes, overreact to thunder, or use the john, and you don't have to pay 'em or register 'em with Uncle Sam.
You just gotta sorta keep 'em out of sight is all. Old lady Notrathomaso went ballistic when she found 'em in her chokeberry bushes. High fences still make good neighbors. Whatever Pilgrim Father came up with that bit of timeless wisdom was dead on.
At night I just herd 'em all in the shed and lock it up. They can stay like that for weeks in any weather and be none the worse for it. If I hadda guess I'd say they're made of some sorta soft plastic. They're pliable, like al dente pasta. They got moist, poreless skin like tree frogs and smell like fresh asparagus. I guess they could beam themselves up if they were unhappy. They ain't done so as of yet.
If you think you could deal with 8 docile but industrious monkeys around the house, call me up. I'm thinking of renting 'em out. Would they be taking jobs from good tax-paying Americans? Maybe. But you should see the trim job they did in the dining room. Im-mac-u-late. Not a spot of paint on the lacquer. What high school kid can do that? Hey, it's a capitalist's dream I got going on here.
I disagree, therefore, with Strieber about what the grays are all about. Far from dissecting me, I sorta wish one would drop dead--so I could dissect it. I have a suspicion I'd find nothing but roots, tubers, and fungus inside, and moss for brains. Sometimes I put little hats on 'em and march 'em around the yard.
Still, The Grays is good stuff if you can get past the character of the young genius, Conner. And I mean really young--like, 10. He's a bit of an obnoxious brat and know-it-all, but that's the literary world for ya. Huck Finn or Oliver Twist, he ain't. He's more like Tom Terrific with ADD.
If you bought this book, you've probably already heard about black helicopters, undetectable military bases, cavity probes, Roswell, and the whole sick conspiracy trip. Nothing new in that regard here. But Strieber tells a dramatic horror story for a few hours--you'll forget to eat your pretzels, is all I can say.
I got the idea to use one of my grays as a footstool last night, but that seemed like going too far. I gotta soft heart--me, inflicting pain or humiliation?--forgetta about it! I'm pulling your joint!
I recommend you get this novel and then ease into Strieber's others if you like it. It ain't a waste of money and it ain't fruitcake.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
AWESOME!!! Hope they don't botch the movie version..., 2008-04-02
Great Stuff. Anyone who likes Sci-Fi should enjoy this one. As long as you have an imagination that is. Not as scary as Communion, but still good. Looking foreward to the movie.
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The Grays by Whitley Strieber, 2008-04-01
A great author, a wonderful book, lots of excitement and intrigue. A real page turner. Whitley Strieber has the largest file of Alien Contact experiences in existence which he obtained by asking people to write to him of their experiences in his book Communion. His unlimited knowledge coupled with his fantastic personal experiences and the smorgasbord of opinions and information gained through his interaction with the many speakers he has on his awesome website UnknownCountry.com gives him a vast array of information with which to write this book, and he has made use of it all. The book, while fiction, is filled with truths and has woven together a patchwork of all things relating to the Alien/UFO phenomena - armed forces, government coverups, Alien beings and their reasons for contacting us and the everyday people whose lives are affected so traumatically. A wonderful book. I was sorry when I finished reading it. Highly reccomended if you are searching for answers or just looking for provocative reading on the subject.
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