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American writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, a non-fiction description of his experiences with apparent alien contact. He has recently made significant advances in understanding this phenomenon, and has published his new discoveries in Solving the Communion Enigma.

Strieber also co-authored The Coming Global Superstorm with Art Bell, which inspired the blockbuster film about sudden climate change, The Day After Tomorrow.


Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall was the best piece of historical fiction I have read in easily ten years. Certainly among the top three I have ever read. In fact, it went beyond historical fiction. It was modern literature of the highest order set in the world of Henry VIII. Not since Gore Vidal's Julian the Apostate has anybody done that, and Wolf Hall succeeds even more brilliantly, if that is poss... read more »
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Average rating: 3.52 · 8,654 ratings · 1,023 reviews · 46 distinct works
Communion: A True Story
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3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 1,529 ratings — published 1987 — 16 editions
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The Wolfen
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 930 ratings — published 1978 — 15 editions
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The Hunger (Hunger, #1)
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 782 ratings — published 1980 — 21 editions
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2012: The War for Souls
2.91 of 5 stars 2.91 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 2007 — 16 editions
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 542 ratings — published 1984 — 10 editions
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The Grays
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions
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Majestic
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 1989 — 11 editions
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 1986 — 5 editions
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions
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I review a lot of conspiracy books for my radio show Dreamland, and I was prepared to be dismissive of yet another tome claiming that Hitler survived the war. However, Ratline is startling, well researched and ultimately convincing, largely because L...more
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This is one of the finest historical novels ever written. In fact, it breaks new ground as a historical. No wonder it won the Booker. I have just ordered Hillary Mantel's next book, Bring Up the Bodies. Very excited!
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Initially, this book does not cover new ground, but Wilson's insights as always are fresh and thoughtful. The last chapter is quite amazing and particularly trenchant. The equal of his excellent books on Paul and Jesus. Wilson's historical writing is...more
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This is one of the most important of all books for those interested in the work of G.I.Gurdjieff, or actively involved in it. It does require familiarity with the basics of the Work. It is not the first book one should pick up. That's probably PD Ous...more
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