The breakthrough published 1988 paperback july 1989 on february 10, 1987, one of the most startling and controversial books of our time was published. Im just going to judge the book on how it effectively tells whitleys story. The nation on december 26, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate new york, whitley strieber went skiing with his wife and son, ate christmas dinner leftovers, and went to bed early. Strieber followed communion with a sequel, transformation. A true story is a book by american ufologist and horror author whitley strieber. This book seems to be the beginning of whitley strieber heading down the new agey trail towards channeling other similar topics. He has maintained a dual career of author of fiction and advocate of paranormal concepts through his bestselling nonfiction books, his unknown country web site, and his internet podcast, dreamland. This book was written concurrently with the author s international bestseller communion and published just one year later. Whitley striebers communion at 30 mysterious universe. Doug covers extraterrestrial intervention, prehistoric technologies, and the suppressed origins of civilization in a fascinating new book of the best of atlantis rising. It cannot be denied however that strieber is a talented and influential writer. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. His narrative focus is on the last years of his wife, annes, life. Incidentally, the beginnings of these incidents would result in the book, and ultimately the film communion.
Transformationthe second book in the communion series. Communion, the wolfen, the hunger and superstorm have all been made into movies, superstorm as the day after tomorrow. Jun 18, 20 i am posting the final 12 minutes of the audio book transformation by whitley strieber. It turns out strieber had always intended for his exploration of what happened to him with the visitors to become a publishing series, starting with communion which is genuinely worth reading and continuing through further volumes, which sold far less well and are.
The book is based on the experiences of whitley strieber, who experiences lost time and terrifying flashbacks, which hypnosis undertaken by budd hopkins later links to an alleged encounter with aliens. If you grew up in the 1980s, you were probably traumatized by the work of whitley strieberthe author whose work inspired the ultraviolent werewolf movie wolfen 1981, the prurient vampire movie the hunger 1983, and the supposedly truetolife alien abduction movie communion 1989. Whitley strieber 1945 is an author best known for his book communion 1987 in which he alleged experiences with otherworldly entities. They have remained to inhabit the former skeptic s new vision of a universe that is magnificent, mysterious, and fiercely alive. In 1988s transformation, strieber embraced mystical philosophy. The afterlife revolution is, in my opinion, whitley striebers most compelling book since communion.
Jan 02, 2008 whitley strieber is the bestselling author of the horror novels the wolfen and the hunger, and this memoir, communionall of which were made into feature films. Ouspensky, and concluding that the important lesson to be drawn from his experience was about overcoming fear. Transformation is where a lot of people who liked strieber s communion got off the train and pinpoint as the book where strieber lost his marbles, and i can understand why. Strieber is thoughtful and intelligent and even objective about his subjective personal experiences, i think, and he doesnt go for the easy answers. Last week marked the 30th anniversary of the publication of whitley striebers bestselling book, communion. Buy a cheap copy of communion book by whitley strieber. The war for souls are both being made into films, and his web site, is the largest of its kind in the world. Communion author whitley strieber sums up his life with. Jun 01, 2017 although the accounts herein are presented as fact, this book is often listed as fiction. Mar 30, 2012 striebers book, made a comment about how strieber had got some things wrong, gave lee a fierce stare, and left. Im sure this book might trigger memories from people who may of actually had et contact.
Atlantis rising is one of the best and most popular edge publications in the world, and now its founder and editor, doug kenyon, sits down for a chat with anne strieber. He writes the communion series, which is based on his own experiences as an abductee by visitors which he doesnt conclude are necessarily aliens from. He writes the communion series, which is based on his own experiences as an abductee by visitors which he doesnt conclude are necessarily aliens from outer space. Anyone who knows anything about the subject of ufos and alien abduction would have heard of louis whitley strieber, the successful horror novelist, who, in 1987, published a book called communion which still stands as one of the most terrifying, factual and powerful accounts of alien abduction ever written. If you believe whitley or not is another debate all together. Other visitorthemed books of striebers include majestic. The visitors whitley strieber described in his best seller communion have not gone away. All available whitley and anne strieber books can be found here. Strieber s book was a bestseller and followed by various sequels, most notably transformation and breakthrough. The thusfar six communion nonfiction books about author whitley strieber s alien encounters communion. Whitley strieber books list of books by author whitley strieber.
Transformation book ii of the communion series by whitley. As he recounted it in transformation, strieber was enormously impressed by this event, which he considered tantamount to proof of the visitors physical existence. Strieber s accounts of the beings in communion and transformation are not only terrifying. I found transformation difficult to get through at times and unintentionally comical at times, but i didnt end up completely hating it like i would expect. Whitley strieber is an american author of horror, science fiction, fantasy and thriller novels and nonfiction books largely on the paranormal topics. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products.
Since the publication of strieber s communion, and his followup books transformation, breakthrough, the secret school, and confirmation, a large number of people have come forward claiming to have experienced very similar experiences. Join facebook to connect with whitley strieber and others you may know. Communion posed the questions, and subsequent books offered speculative answers. He recounts her stroke, nde, and what she learned from them. This book was published in 1988 as a follow up to communion published a year earlier. Transformation is where a lot of people who liked striebers communion got off the train and pinpoint as the book where strieber lost his marbles, and i can. Louis whitley strieber is an american writer best known for. Communion is surely the most throughtprovoking book on ufos and alien. The book explores an experience whitley strieber had while away at his country cabin. The cabin is near kingston, new york, and is situated in an area where there is. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. In communion, whitley strieber described the shattering effects of an assault from the unknown a what.
Whitley strieber is the author of the communion series of books and many novels ranging from the wolfen and the hunger to the grays and his exciting new alien hunter series. Mar 22, 20 however, the person who really propelled the idea of alien abduction into popular consciousness was former horror author whitley strieber, who wrote a book published in early 1987, communion. The book will be an enduring testament to striebers own transformation through sustained communication with his visitors, turning his initial. Building on what he figured out in communion, this book explores some new possibilities about what the visitors are doing and why theyre here.
Maybe recommend reading communion as a precursor to this book. Louis whitley strieber is an american writer best known for his horror novels the wolfen and the hunger and for communion, a nonfiction account of his alleged experiences with nonhuman entities. My name is whitley strieber, and this book is an account of my abduction experiences. I also used to listen to striebers radio show in santa cruz on am while. So, with the book now having reached a certain milestone, i figured i would share with you my thoughts and memories on not just the book, but on the impact it had on ufology back then, what the community thought of communion, and more. More than one observer noted the similarities between striebers. Whitley strieber is the bestselling author of the horror novels the wolfen and the hunger, and this memoir, communionall of which were made into feature films. Transformationthe breakthrough whitley strieberon february 10, 1987, one of the most startling and controversial books of our timewas published. Transformation, the breakthrough by whitley strieber. The book communion, published in 1987, was a perplexing story. Strieber was born and raised in san antonio, texas. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Thus begins the most astonishing truelife odyssey ever recordedone mans riveting account of his extraordinary experiences with visitors from elsewhere. This is the cabin where whitley strieber experienced the december 26, 1985 close encounter that led to the writing of communion and the long series of encounters and interactions with unknown beings that resulted in the further books transformation and breakthrough. A true story is a book by american ufologist and horror author whitley strieber that was first published in february 1987. The guy is a skilled writer and reading this book was fun. In it, he relates with new detail and insight, many of the key experiences of his life since the communion event. Order of whitley strieber books whitley strieber is an american author of horror, science fiction, fantasy and thriller novels and nonfiction books largely on the paranormal topics. I have had a hell of a lot of this myself a protracted reign of terror, in fact, that includes many provable incidents.
I just finished reading whitley striebers communion. Whitley strieber is the bestselling author of the horror novels the wolfen and the hunger, and this memoir, communion all of which were made into feature films. Whitley strieber is the bestselling author of more than twentyfive books, including the legendary warday, nature s end, and the coming global superstorm, the basis of the movie the day after tomorrow. And still of importance to the ufo and alien question. It was on the new york times bestseller list for many weeks, followed up by.
I have never read an abduction ufo study book before. Strieber was a successful new york timesbestselling author at the time communion was published, leading to accusations that strieber was engaged in a literary hoax. Quite a number of witnesses report harrassment after their experiences. Striebers storytelling ability makes his own terror and confusion feel real to the reader. In 1988s transformation, strieber embraced mystical philosophy, aligning himself with occult figures like george gurdjieff and p. As strieber tells it, in the summer of 1954, as a nineyear old in san antonio, tex. The book is most certainly recommended reading if only to gain striebers perspective and you can check out a trailer for the movie below. American horror novelist whitley striebers account of an apparent. Here is a short piece on harrasment by whitley strieber, author of communion and transformation.
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