2012

Overview

December 21, 2012, may be one of the most watched dates in history. Every 26,000 years, earth lines up with the exact center of our galaxy. At 11:11 on December 21, 2012, this event happens again, and the ancient Maya calculated that it would mark the end, not only of this age, but of human consciousness as we know it.

But what will actually happen? The end of the world? A new age for mankind? Nothing? The last time this happened, Cro-Magnon man suddenly began creating great art in the caves of southern France, which to this day remains one of the most inexplicable changes in human history.

Now Whitley Strieber explores 2012 in a towering work of fiction that will astound readers with its truly new insights and a riveting roller-coaster ride of a story. A mysterious alien presence unexpectedly bursts out of sacred sites all over the world and begins to rip human souls from their bodies, plunging the world into chaos it has never before known.

Courage meets cowardice, loyalty meets betrayal as an entire world struggles to survive this incredible end-all war. Heroes emerge, villains reveal themselves, and in the end something completely new and unexpected happens that at once lifts the fictional characters into a new life, and sounds a haunting real-world warning for the future.

Editorial Reviews

Strieber's epic sequel to 2006's The Grays blends equal parts science fiction thriller, supernatural horror and provocative spiritual speculation. As struggling author Wylie Dale works on his latest novel, which revolves around an upcoming date when the earth crosses both the galactic equator and the solar ecliptic--a time that the Maya predicted would mark the cataclysmic end of this age--he begins to uncover evidence that what he's writing about is actually happening on a parallel earth. If nothing is done, on December 21, 2012, gateways will open into this world and reptilian invaders will not only enslave humanity but feast on their succulent souls as well. While Strieber's exploration into the existence and import of the soul isn't exactly profound, it is wildly entertaining. Fans of apocalyptic page-turners like King's The Stand and Niven and Pournelle's Lucifer's Hammer will enjoy this ambitious--and audacious--tale as it invokes everything from rectal probes and Ann Coulter to the destruction of the Great Pyramid of Giza. (Sept.)
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Author Information

Bio of Whitley Strieber

Whitley Strieber is a writer. He was born on June 13, 1945 in San Antonio, Texas. Strieber earned a B.A. from the University of Texas in 1968 and a certificate from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Strieber worked at an advertising agency from 1970 to 1977, going from account supervisor to vice president. His first bestseller was The Wolfen. It was made into a film, as was his novel on the vampire myth, The Hunger. Strieber published Communion: A True Story in 1987. It described his personal encounters with extraterrestrials and led to hundreds of letters describing similar experiences. Strieber wrote another book, The Breakthrough, and a novel, Majestic, on the same subject. He founded the Communion Foundation in 1989 to assist in establishing a productive relationship with alien beings.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Macmillan

Filesize

1.56 MB

Number of Pages

320

eBook ISBN

9781429919913