THE GRAYS by Whitley Strieber

                             


"THE GRAYS"

The book, which Strieber calls fact-based fiction, reflects his exploration of the visitation to Earth by mysterious beings and their contact with and abduction of humans.

It is not new territory for him – he has dealt with these elements in his personal life and in many books on these subjects.

The deep and complex missions of these visitors and their complicated relationships with humans are topics Strieber addresses in his new book.

He delves into the secret activities of our government and military in their attempts to cope with and coordinate these developments.

Characters in the book include high-ranking U.S. military officers and a military “empath” who communicates with an alien in U.S. custody. The conflicts and choices facing military and government insiders and factions dealing with these issues are also examined.

Some characters are seemingly average people who find themselves in the midst of strange and vast plans involving these visitors and our government.

A triad of aliens called “the Three Thieves” and their secret work in a small Kentucky town are also part of the story.

Readers join Strieber’s characters in discovering surprising and even shockingaspects of secrets stretching back through our history – and equally important indications for our future.

TRUTH THROUGH FICTION

In his July 27 journal entry on the Web site UnknownCountry.com, a site run by Strieber and his wife Anne, he describes fascinating aspects of the processes that went into writing THE GRAYS.

Strieber had addressed the issues of his own alleged contact with apparently extraterrestrial or extra-dimensional beings in his non-fiction book COMMUNION and several subsequent non-fiction works.

However, Strieber reports in his online journal that he concluded the fact-based fiction approach he took in his previous novel MAJESTIC provided the best way to communicate his understanding of these kinds of highly unusual phenomena.

MAJESTIC examined the circumstances and events surrounding the alleged “Roswell Incident,” the reported 1947 recovery of a crashed spacecraft or UFO and crew in New Mexico by U.S. Army Air Corps personnel stationed at the nearby air base.

That novel traced the reactions to this event of the post-World War II Truman administration, our military and elements of the U.S. intelligence community. The book also explored some of the other developments and discoveries that resulted.

Interestingly, for his new book, Strieber states that fiction allows him to “communicate subtle, hidden things.” He says he intends that THE GRAYS will help readers understand the overall phenomena and their own experiences.