The Grays

By: Whitley Strieber

Narrated by: Stephen Lang

Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

Millions of people are confronting aliens that authorities say do not exist. Now Whitley Strieber, author of the #1 best seller Communion, which detailed his own close encounters, returns with The Grays, a mind-bending journey behind the curtain of secrecy that surrounds the subject of aliens. This audiobook will make you think deeply, not only about the mystery of who the Grays are, but who exactly we are.

Meet the Three Thieves: a group of Grays assigned to duty in a small Kentucky town. They've been occupying this town for decades, abducting its residents and manipulating bloodlines in an attempt to create an ultra-intelligent human being. Nine-year-old Conner Callahan will face the ultimate terror as he struggles to understand who he has been bred to be and what he must do to save humanity.

Meet Colonel Michael Wilkes, a government official who has monitored the Grays' presence for years. He's done everything in his power to keep the secret of the Grays from reaching the public, but when the Grays begin to reveal themselves, Wilkes' fear of ultimate occupation forces him to set in motion a sinister plan to ensure the survival of humanity. But at what cost?

The fate of the human race lies in one woman, Lauren Glass. Her father was the only man to communicate with the Grays. His untimely death leaves Lauren the unique ability to communicate with the last remaining captive Gray, known as A for Adam, and she may be the only one to truly unravel the Grays' ultimate plan.

©2006 Whitley Strieber (P)2006 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC

Critic reviews

"A terrific read." (Booklist)
"It goes without saying that [Strieber's] abduction scenarios have a disturbing authenticity that even skeptical readers will find provocative." (Publishers Weekly)

Captivating story

Narrated beautifully. Takes you out of your life and into their world. Just a wonderful book

Extraordinary read/listen...

This is my first book by Strieber, I’ve sort of shied away from him because I really don’t know what to make of him personally. Something about a fiction writer making extraordinary claims that turns me off.

Taking this book as a work of fiction, it is absolutely excellent. In fact, so much of it touches on what many people commonly believe to be true aspects of modern day abduction, as well as the Gray “agenda” that you almost want to believe that Strieber has the total inside scoop and that this story is what is happening.

At the end of the day I believe this to be just a story, who knows how close to the truth it might be? We may never know, though I believe there are those out there who do. At least I hope there’s someone out there with the full picture.

Anyway give this a listen/read. It’s great if you like this subject. Very compelling and immersive. Didn’t want to put it down.

Fast-Paced and Enjoyable

Truthfully, I didn't believe I would enjoy this book. I am not a big fan of Sci-fi, but since this book made it The Best of Audible list, I decided to give it a try. Am I ever glad I did. I finished the book in one weekend! I didn't want to stop listening...the story was fast-paced. It kept me guessing all the way to the end. Try this book. You won't be disappointed.

A bit formulaic

But quite well written. If you like Ufo lore you'll like this book too! Buy it.

Great story but at times embarrassingly bad dialogue

I really love the overall story and imagination + possible real events events mixed in. I love everything that directly involves the aliens. The only thing that I had to force myself to ignore as best I could was much of the dialogue. It’s not unlike a really bad B rated Lifetime movie from the 90’s/2000’s. In my opinion it’s still worth it especially if you have any interest in aliens (obviously the Grays in particular).

Good stuff

It is a good book All around I think i say buy it I think you will like it.

Narrator made the story palatable.

About half way through I asked myself, "why are you still listening to this?" It was because I like the narrator's voice. I would have given up on this book if I were just reading it myself. The story is all over the place and not terribly interesting.

Good read

Enjoyed this book from beginning to end. Highly recommend this to any Sci-fi fan

I love Sci Fi and this book did not disappoint.

I throughly enjoyed listening to this book. The narrator did a wonderful job. The story kept me wanting to listen to more.

Good Read

It was pretty much what I expected nothing more nothing less. Great plot but seamed a bit rushed and left a lot of back stories unexplained.