Aug 24, 2017 whitleys striebers communion is another formative object for me. Warday ebook written by whitley strieber, james kunetka. Warday is a novel by whitley strieber and james kunetka, first published in 1984. May 02, 2015 by whitley strieber they and you will discover what is left of our way of life. The book was a warning of a possible future for us to avoid. Kripal tarcherpenguin 2016 whitley striebers 1987 book communion is a haunting read. Even in america, warday barely scorched the treetops. 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 but far from being just an abductee and author, strieber is also something of an. The books is very well researched and a captivating read.
By whitley strieber they and you will discover what is left of our way of life. Warday tells the story of two writers, semifictitious versions of strieber and kunetka themselves, journeying across america to write a book on how the country had changed after that fateful day. Our book reveals the hard, scientific truth of what really happens after such a war, what the planners are afraid to tell us. Browse a new selection of discounted kindle books each month. Warday kindle edition by strieber, whitley, kunetka, james. Whitley strieber books list of books by author whitley strieber. What the writers of warday share with watkins is a wholly originaly concept for dealing with a work of art that depicts the possible effects of a nuclear war. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read warday. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and. Previously, there had been two prevailing theories regarding how this happened. Whitley strieber is an american author of horror, science fiction, fantasy and thriller novels and nonfiction books largely on the paranormal topics.
In the mideighties his novels of nuclear destruction, warday and wolf of shadows, became a new. Kunetka read 7 jan 1985 my nephew said this was the best book he read in 1984, so i have now read it. Warday whitley strieber james kunetka post apocalyptic book. Strieber and kunetka skillfully tell a story that could, one day, become all too real. This book is at once a journey of scientific discovery and the story of the personal struggle whitley strieber has fought since he had an apparent close encounter in 1985, which he recounted in communion. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The unthinkable happened five years ago and now two writers have set out to. War day and the journey onward by james kunetka and whitley. Strieber not only wrote about terrifying otherworldly creatures.
I hope trumpistas who love the idea of nuclear war, pakistani nationalists who dream of nuking india and indian nationalists who talk of nuking pakistan read this. Whitleys striebers communion is another formative object for me. Whitley strieber, renowned author of communion, and his recent book the afterlife revolution. After all, i was 12 when the shelves of every bookstore i frequented groaned with the weight of the uncanny grey staring out at me from the books cover. Warday ebook by whitley strieber 6230000001147 rakuten kobo.
Warday is a novel by whitley strieber and james kunetka. Before reading it, however, i was a big fan of his earlier works war day and natures end which he cowrote with james kunetka. Mar 10, 2012 after a sevenyear hiatus from new york, culture of contact lures whitley strieber back to launch his novel 2012. Whitley is a texan, and the secret school has been listed by texas monthly among the top 10 books. The path by whitley strieber nook book ebook barnes. Both the threat of nuclear war and environmental collapse, explored. He is most known for his popular fictional horror novels the hunger and the wolfen. I hope trumpistas who love the idea of nuclear war, pakistani nationalists who dream of nuking india and indian nationalists who talk. Whitley strieber and james kunetka are the authors and simultaneously the characters in this novel, which depicts the consequences of a limited nuclear war in america. I read this book back in 1986 or so, when the soviet union was around and the cold war was very much on. 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. And the journey onward by whitley strieber, james kunetka from amazons fiction books store.
Whitley strieber is the bestselling author of more than twentyfive books, including the legendary warday, natures end, and the coming global superstorm, the basis of the movie the day after tomorrow. It is stark, it is blunt, it is not sugarcoated, it is a wakeup call. His website, unknown country, is the largest of its kind in the world, exploring the edge of. Theyand youwill discover what is left of our way of life. I had actually read the book years ago, and it made for grim and disturbing reading. Whitley striebers 2012 the war for souls book launch. Whitley worked on the novel parts whilst his cowriter was incharge of the technical data and research of nucler warfare and fallout data. The afterlife revolution is whitleys latest book, on sale from december 15, 2017.
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. War day and the journey onward paperback october 1, 1988 by whitley strieber author. Warday audiobook by whitley strieber, james kunetka. Warday by whitley strieber, james kunetka books on. Warday tells the story of two writers, semifictitious versions of strieber and kunetka themselves, journeying across america to write a book on how the. Alien abductions on larry king cnn whitley strieber part 1 whitley strieber on larry king live in apprix. Whitley strieber recounts his abduction experiences and discovers the afterlife.
Whitley striebers 2012 the war for souls book launch youtube. Warday by james kunetka and whitley strieber fantastic fiction. Apr 01, 1984 i have read several books now by whitley strieber, some of them with various coauthors. 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. Kunetka and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Whitley strieber began his writing career with a pair of moderngothic horror novels, the wolfen 1981 and the hunger 1983, for which he earned renown as one of the best of the new wave of horror writers. Louis whitley strieber born june, 1945 is an american writer best known for his horror novels, the wolfen, the hunger, and communiona nonfiction account of his own perceived experiences with nonhuman entities.
It was first published in 1984 and deals with slightly fictionalized versions of the authors traveling across the united states after a nuclear war to conduct a series of studies and research. The story is told alternating between the main characters and the people they interview to assess the state of the union five years after war day. Strieber also coauthored the coming global superstorm with art bell, which inspired the blockbuster film about sudden climate change. Warday ebook by whitley strieber 6230000001147 rakuten. About 100 pages and a dozen interviews into the book, however, the reader begins to see what. Author whitley strieber bio and signed books vj books. Read warday by whitley strieber available from rakuten kobo. Every 26,000 years, earth lines up with the exact center of our galaxy.
After all, i was 12 when the shelves of every bookstore i. From edward kennedy to playboy magazine, readers have praised warday as an absorbing, suspenseful novel and an important book for every american. Whitley strieber is an american author of fiction best known for writing in the horror genre. In fact, in no time after the article went live, i was contacted by a friend who suggested that i should read warday, a 1984 novel written by whitley strieber and james kunetka. This was the first book on nuclear war that i read as a teenager and it resonates now as strongly. Warday is the literary equivalent of a peter watkins film. The novel takes the form of a firstperson narrative research article and includes government documents, interviews with survivors and aid workers, and presenttense narration. I have read several books now by whitley strieber, some of them with various coauthors. Whitley striebers unknown country welcome to the edge of. In that sense, world war z sets out to do exactly what oral histories of the end of the world have always done. Written in the first person, the book is meant to give the impression of what a postwar future would be like.
Communion, the wolfen, the hunger and superstorm have all been made into movies, superstorm as the day after tomorrow. Whitley strieber and james kunetka, old friends and writers, take a dangerous odyssey across the former united states, sometimes hopeful that a new, peaceful world can be built over the old, sometimes despairing over the immense losses and embittered people they meet. Decoding the work of whitley strieber by louis proud 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. In warday, the united states is a shell of its former self, with chaos, death and destruction rampant.
After a sevenyear hiatus from new york, culture of contact lures whitley strieber back to launch his novel 2012. Well, i guess i shouldnt have tempted fate by stating that my third article on nukes, nightmares and mothman would be the final one. War day and the journey onward by james kunetka and whitley strieber book cover, description, publication history. The novel begins as an ordinary day for whitley strieber. The book is fiction and written in an interesting way. The premise of war day is that there has been a nuclear war between the united states and the ussr remember 1980s. Warday by james kunetka, whitley strieber nook book. Warday was an novel written by whitley strieber and a coauthor. Warday and the journey onward by whitley strieber, james w. Whitley strieber began his writing career with a pair of moderngothic horror novels, the wolfen 1981 and the hunger 1983, for. The novel takes the form of a firstperson narrative research article and includes government.
Warday makes it very clear that had the confrontation between the united states and the old ussr escalated beyond a limited one, the result would have been. Data collected from the new horizons space probes 2019 flyby of a snowmanshaped object at the edge of the solar system has settled a debate about how the early solar system formed. Since we have long gone past the date of warday in our real world, the technology referenced in peoples personal lives in the book no longer apply today. December 21, 2012, may be one of the most watched dates in history. They and you will discover what is left of our way of life. The cold war was fresh and nuclear destruction a possibility. Whitley strieber is currently the host of the spiritual and sciencethemed internet podcast, dreamland, available on a weekly basis from his website, unknown country. 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.
A new vision of the unexplained by whitley strieber and jeffrey j. From edward kennedy to playboy magazine, readers have praised warday as an absorbing, suspenseful novel and an important book for every american to read. The story follows two men on their travels across the united states and document the after effects of a limited exchange of nuclear tipped missles and the change it has on the people. This book, written with anne strieber and with a foreword by dr. Strieber reads from it, speaks candidly about writing fiction. Whitley strieber books list of books by author whitley. It is just the sort of limited war that pentagon planners envision in their happiest dreams. Gary schwartz, unique in the world as it has been created out of communications between whitley and his wife anne from across the bridge between the worlds of the living and the dead. He writes the communion series, which is based on his own experiences as an abductee by visitors which he doesnt.
War day is a post nuclear apocalypse written in the early 1980s that i found strangely relevant in 2015. Author whitley strieber and his coauthor did great research, wrote clearly and with humanity and, in fact, ive read this book several times. There has been rumors of a oncoming conflict but nothing to be concerned about. It is a fictional account of the authors travelling across the u. There is wylie dale an author writing a book, martin, and samson a former general that wants to help the aliens. First off the book is dedicated to the millions of americans that died in the limited nuclear war between the usa and the ussr in 1988. Years later i heard strieber a few times on art bells wacky overnight radio show. 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. According to brooks, studs terkels 1984 book the good war influenced me more than anything when i sat down to write world war z, i wanted it to be in the vein of an oral history. The program was a former companion show to coast to coast am, with both shows founded by broadcaster art bell, before being taken on by strieber in 1999.
The authors tell the story of the aftermath of a very small nuclear war using themselves as the main characters in an exploration of the country five years after the war. What is different about this war is it was very limited. Whitley strieber, beech tree books, 1987 object type. Five years after a limited nuclear war, two survivors journey across america. This audiobook will make you think deeply, not only about the mystery of who the grays are, but who exactly we are. From edward kennedy to playboy magazine, readers have praised warday as an absorbing, suspenseful novel and an important book for every american to.
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