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. Warday is a novel by whitley strieber and james kunetka, first published in 1984. Browse a new selection of discounted kindle books each month. From edward kennedy to playboy magazine, readers have praised warday as an absorbing, suspenseful novel and an important book for every american to read. War day and the journey onward by james kunetka and whitley.
After a sevenyear hiatus from new york, culture of contact lures whitley strieber back to launch his novel 2012. Our book reveals the hard, scientific truth of what really happens after such a war, what the planners are afraid to tell us. May 02, 2015 by whitley strieber they and you will discover what is left of our way of life. War day and the journey onward paperback october 1, 1988 by whitley strieber author. About 100 pages and a dozen interviews into the book, however, the reader begins to see what. 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.
Whitley strieber began his writing career with a pair of moderngothic horror novels, the wolfen 1981 and the hunger 1983, for. Whitley strieber, renowned author of communion, and his recent book the afterlife revolution. Strieber and kunetka skillfully tell a story that could, one day, become all too real. From edward kennedy to playboy magazine, readers have praised warday as an absorbing, suspenseful novel and an important book for every american to. Kunetka and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Author whitley strieber bio and signed books vj books. The afterlife revolution is whitleys latest book, on sale from december 15, 2017. Both the threat of nuclear war and environmental collapse, explored. The premise of war day is that there has been a nuclear war between the united states and the ussr remember 1980s. War day and the journey onward by james kunetka and whitley strieber book cover, description, publication history.
After all, i was 12 when the shelves of every bookstore i. Strieber also coauthored the coming global superstorm with art bell, which inspired the blockbuster film about sudden climate change. 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. Five years after a limited nuclear war, two survivors journey across america. 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.
In that sense, world war z sets out to do exactly what oral histories of the end of the world have always done. Whitley strieber is an american author of fiction best known for writing in the horror genre. Whitley is a texan, and the secret school has been listed by texas monthly among the top 10 books. It is stark, it is blunt, it is not sugarcoated, it is a wakeup call. I had actually read the book years ago, and it made for grim and disturbing reading. 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. This was the first book on nuclear war that i read as a teenager and it resonates now as strongly. There has been rumors of a oncoming conflict but nothing to be concerned about. The cold war was fresh and nuclear destruction a possibility. I hope trumpistas who love the idea of nuclear war, pakistani nationalists who dream of nuking india and indian nationalists who talk. Warday and the journey onward by whitley strieber, james w.
I read this book back in 1986 or so, when the soviet union was around and the cold war was very much on. What is different about this war is it was very limited. Theyand youwill discover what is left of our way of life. Warday by james kunetka, whitley strieber nook book. Warday ebook by whitley strieber 6230000001147 rakuten kobo.
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. There is wylie dale an author writing a book, martin, and samson a former general that wants to help the aliens. Warday by whitley strieber, james kunetka books on. It is just the sort of limited war that pentagon planners envision in their happiest dreams. 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. Whitley striebers 2012 the war for souls book launch. 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.
Whitley striebers 2012 the war for souls book launch youtube. 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. Warday ebook by whitley strieber 6230000001147 rakuten. Whitley strieber is currently the host of the spiritual and sciencethemed internet podcast, dreamland, available on a weekly basis from his website, unknown country. 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. Warday is the literary equivalent of a peter watkins film. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read warday. Whitley strieber books list of books by author whitley strieber. Whitley strieber, beech tree books, 1987 object type.
Warday is a novel by whitley strieber and james kunetka. Strieber not only wrote about terrifying otherworldly creatures. 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. Years later i heard strieber a few times on art bells wacky overnight radio show. The book was a warning of a possible future for us to avoid.
A new vision of the unexplained by whitley strieber and jeffrey j. The books is very well researched and a captivating read. 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. Kunetka read 7 jan 1985 my nephew said this was the best book he read in 1984, so i have now read it. His website, unknown country, is the largest of its kind in the world, exploring the edge of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The path by whitley strieber nook book ebook barnes. 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.
Previously, there had been two prevailing theories regarding how this happened. Whitley striebers unknown country welcome to the edge of. The novel begins as an ordinary day for whitley strieber. The novel takes the form of a firstperson narrative research article and includes government documents, interviews with survivors and aid workers, and presenttense narration. Mar 10, 2012 after a sevenyear hiatus from new york, culture of contact lures whitley strieber back to launch his novel 2012. 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. Warday kindle edition by strieber, whitley, kunetka, james. Warday was an novel written by whitley strieber and a coauthor. Whitley strieber books list of books by author whitley. Warday whitley strieber james kunetka post apocalyptic book.
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. 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. In warday, the united states is a shell of its former self, with chaos, death and destruction rampant. 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. 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. Kripal tarcherpenguin 2016 whitley striebers 1987 book communion is a haunting read. Warday audiobook by whitley strieber, james kunetka. Strieber reads from it, speaks candidly about writing fiction. 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. He writes the communion series, which is based on his own experiences as an abductee by visitors which he doesnt.
By whitley strieber they and you will discover what is left of our way of life. 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, written with anne strieber and with a foreword by dr. Whitley worked on the novel parts whilst his cowriter was incharge of the technical data and research of nucler warfare and fallout data. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and. The book is fiction and written in an interesting way. Author whitley strieber and his coauthor did great research, wrote clearly and with humanity and, in fact, ive read this book several times. I have read several books now by whitley strieber, some of them with various coauthors.
Aug 24, 2017 whitleys striebers communion is another formative object for me. 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. December 21, 2012, may be one of the most watched dates in history. He is most known for his popular fictional horror novels the hunger and the wolfen. The novel takes the form of a firstperson narrative research article and includes government. They and you will discover what is left of our way of life. Written in the first person, the book is meant to give the impression of what a postwar future would be like. Every 26,000 years, earth lines up with the exact center of our galaxy. This audiobook will make you think deeply, not only about the mystery of who the grays are, but who exactly we are. 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.
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. Before reading it, however, i was a big fan of his earlier works war day and natures end which he cowrote with james kunetka. 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. The unthinkable happened five years ago and now two writers have set out to. Whitley strieber is an american author of horror, science fiction, fantasy and thriller novels and nonfiction books largely on the paranormal topics. 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. From edward kennedy to playboy magazine, readers have praised warday as an absorbing, suspenseful novel and an important book for every american. Apr 01, 1984 i have read several books now by whitley strieber, some of them with various coauthors. And the journey onward by whitley strieber, james kunetka from amazons fiction books store. Whitleys striebers communion is another formative object for me. Read warday by whitley strieber available from rakuten kobo.
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. 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. It is a fictional account of the authors travelling across the u. Even in america, warday barely scorched the treetops. Warday by james kunetka and whitley strieber fantastic fiction. 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. Warday ebook written by whitley strieber, james kunetka. Well, i guess i shouldnt have tempted fate by stating that my third article on nukes, nightmares and mothman would be the final one. Whitley strieber recounts his abduction experiences and discovers the afterlife. 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. In the mideighties his novels of nuclear destruction, warday and wolf of shadows, became a new. Communion, the wolfen, the hunger and superstorm have all been made into movies, superstorm as the day after tomorrow.