We are not alone. Millions of people are confronting aliens that authorities say do not exist. Whitley Strieber - author of the legendary, #1 bestselling book Communion, which detailed his own close encounters - now returns to the riddle of aliens with The Grays. Drawing from a lifetime of research and his own experiences, Strieber offers up a fictional account of the conspiracy behind alien presence on Earth while also giving us a startling look inside the alien mind that will astound, frighten, and enthrall readers.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 fates and bloodlines in hopes of creating an ultra-intelligent human being. Nine-year-old Conner Callaghan 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 Lieutenant Colonel Michael Wilkes, the head of a select group of government and military officials who have been monitoring the Grays' presence for years. Wilkes and his men have done everything in their power to keep the secret of the Grays from reaching the public. But when the Grays begin to reveal themselves in larger numbers, Wilkes's fear of ultimate occupation forces him to set in motion his own sinister plan to ensure the survival of humanity, but at what cost?The fate of the human race lies with one woman, Lauren Glass. Her father was the only man who has ever been able to communicate with the Grays. His untimely death catapults Lauren into this strange world of secrecy and to the realization that her unique ability to communicate with the last remaining captive Gray, known as A for Adam, may be the only way humans can truly unravel the Grays' ultimate plan. Read Less