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Communion: A True Story

by Whitley Strieber
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Overview

On December 26, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate New York, Whitley Strieber went siding with his wife and son, ate Christmas dinner leftovers, and went to bed early.

Six hours later, he found himself suddenly awake...and forever changed.

Thus begins the most astonishing true-life odyssey ever recorded β€” one man's riveting account of his extraordinary experiences with visitors from"elsewhere"... how they found him, where they took him, what they did to him and why...

Believe it. Or don't believe it. But read it β€” for this gripping story will move you like no other... will fascinate you, terrify you, and alter the way you experience your world.

Communion is a 25-week New York Times bestseller--one man's riveting account of his experience with visitors from "elsewhere": how they found him, where they took him, what they did to him. Strieber's astounding tale utterly claims the reader's attention--because it actually occurred.

Synopsis

Thus begins the most astonishing true-life odyssey ever recorded—one man's riveting account of his extraordinary experiences with visitors from “elsewhere” . . . how they found him, where they took him, what they did to him, and why.

Believe it. Or don't believe it. But read it—for this gripping story will move you like no other. It will fascinate you, terrify you, and alter the way you experience your world.

Seattle Times

“Powerful...Strieber’s storytelling ability makes his own terror and confusion feel real to the reader...Compelling reading.”

About the Author, Whitley Strieber

WHITLEY STRIEBER is the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including the legendary Warday, Nature's End, and The Coming Global Superstorm, the basis of the movie The Day After Tomorrow. His most recent books, The Grays and 2012: The War for Souls, are both being made into films. His website, Unknown Country, is the largest of its kind in the world, exploring the edge of science and reality.

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In the mid-1980s, Whitley Strieber wrote Communion: A True Story, an account of his disturbing personal encounter with strange-looking nonhumans he called "The Visitors." When published in 1986, the book became a bestseller, topping nonfiction lists nationwide. Its gripping story and vivid writing have also made it a favorite source for science fiction writers and filmmakers. This edition of the classic alien abduction story carries a new foreword by Strieber.

New York Tribune

"Vividness of detail and depth of feeling...Convincing!"

Boston Herald

"Strieber comes through as both sensible and sincere...His book deserves to be taken seriously."

Houston Chronicle

"A convincing case."

Vermont Sunday Magazine

"Patently honest...There is no doubt this man has endured experiences of compelling realism."

Seattle Times

"Powerful...Strieber’s storytelling ability makes his own terror and confusion feel real to the reader...Compelling reading."

Dow Jones News

"Should give second thoughts to even the most hardened skeptic!"

Detroit News

"A fascinating story...And it certainly could be true."

New York Times

"Powerfully written and involving!"

Rocky Mountain News

"...COMMUNION is surely the most throught-provoking book on UFOs and alien visitation published so far."

School Library Journal

YA Strieber has a reputation for writing well-researched nonfiction. Were it not for this reputation, readers would be more tempted to dismiss as fantasy this account of visits he has received from a non-human group. In the winter of 198586, the visits became both more frequent and more visible. Strieber sought the help of a counselor/hypnotist, who did not accept the alien hypothesis. Eventually Strieber's wife was also hypnotized. The accounts both Striebers gave under hypnosis and the memories that surfaced after hynosis, as well as several witnesses to aspects of the visitations all corroborate that something abnormal occurred. Strieber is careful not to jump to any conclusions; in fact, he philosophizes at length about the possibilities which include aliens, an as yet unidentified aspect of the human mind, or some generally invisible earth inhabitant such as fairies. The book is fascinating as long as it sticks to the basic account, and the ways in which the Striebers chose to research the phenomena. The passages of hypothesizing are more longwinded and will be of less interest to young adults, but they do remind readers that the Striebers have not accepted a single answer to the puzzle even now. Any readers who have interest in the unexplained will appreciate this book. Dorcas Hand, Episcopal High School, Bellaire

Book Details

Published
January 1, 2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pages
336
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780061474187

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