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 perceived experiences with nonhuman entities. Its a fiercely hot summer, so hot that the north poles heat record is broken by fifty degrees. Personally, i only heard about bestselling author whitley strieber after watching the science fiction movie the day after tomorrow. Author whitley strieber bio and signed books vj books. He also cowrote the novel that was adapted into the blockbuster film the day after tomorrow. Strieber also coauthored the coming global superstorm with art bell, which inspired the blockbuster film about sudden climate change, the day after tomorrow. The ice plates of antarctica suddenly cracked and shifted. The path by whitley strieber nook book ebook barnes.
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. Earth is in crisis and about to enter the next ice age. Other featureadapted novels include the wolfen, the hunger and superstorm as day after tomorrow. 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.
The beginning of the endits a fiercely hot summer, so hot that the north poles heat record is broken by fifty degrees. The day after tomorrow mass market paperback april 27, 2004 by whitley strieber author. All four of these books were made into films, superstorm under the title the day after tomorrow. Below is a list of whitley striebers books in order of when they were originally published. Buy ebook the day after tomorrow by whitley strieber, ebook format, from the dymocks online bookstore. Whitley is a writer best known for his horror fiction novels such as the the wolfen and the hunger as well as communion, the nonfiction account of his experiences being abducted by nonhuman entities, all three of which were adapted into films. He attended central catholic marianist high school in san antonio, texas. But the whitley strieber of warday still has a few years to go before all of this. It starts off with a scientist, jack hall, in antarctica studying some ice samples. Warday was an novel written by whitley strieber and a coauthor.
The book served as the inspiration for the disaster film the day after tomorrow 2004 and strieber later wrote a novelization of that movie. Review of the whitley strieber sf novel the day after tomorrow. He has said that it was based largely on things the master of the key had told him about the environment. Striebers alien hunter is the basis for syfys new series hunters, a. Day after tomorrow by whitley strieber, paperback barnes. Whitley strieber books list of books by author whitley. It is based on the book the coming global superstorm by art bell and whitley strieber. The day after tomorrow strieber, whitley, cover art on. This race is named the streibs after whitley strieber. Whitley strieber is currently the host of the spiritual and sciencethemed internet podcast, dreamland, available on a weekly basis from his website, unknown country. A true story, and has produced a television special based on confirmation for nbc. First, the gulf stream and north atlantic drift would generate a cordon of warm water around the north pole, which in turn, holds in a frozen mass of arctic air. Whitley strieber is the coauthor of the coming global superstorm, which foretells the true threat seen in the motion picture the day after tomorrow.
Five years after a limited nuclear war, two survivors journey across america. Strieber himself wrote the novel the day after tomorrow along with roland emmerich. Those who loved the novel the coming global superstorm, which the film was based on, can also draw inspiration from the book version. A number of strieber s works have been made into major motion pictures, including the day after tomorrow. Communion, the wolfen, the hunger and superstorm have all been made into movies, superstorm as the day after tomorrow. In an episode of the xfiles, jose chungs from outer space, the cover of the book from outer space is a parody of the cover of communion the difference being that the alien on the cover is depicted smoking a cigarette. The day after tomorrow is a 2004 american climate fictiondisaster film cowritten, directed, and produced by roland emmerich. May 11, 2010 whitley strieber is widely known for his bestselling account of his own close encounter, communion. Apr 27, 2004 the novel the day after tomorrow by whitley strieber is an adventure. Whitley strieber biography, birth date, birth place and pictures.
Buy a cheap copy of the day after tomorrow book by whitley strieber. Whitley strieber is the author of the wolfen, the hunger, superstorm, and communion, all made into movies superstorm as the day after tomorrow. Editions of the day after tomorrow by whitley strieber. He famously claims that throughout his life he has come into contact with ufos and extraterrestrials. Nov 11, 2010 the tiein to the new blockbuster from the director of independence day. The coming global superstorm isbn 0671041908 is a 1999 book by art bell and whitley strieber, which warns that global warming might produce sudden and catastrophic climatic effects.
The books is very well researched and a captivating read. The film was made in toronto and montreal and is the highestgrossing hollywood film to be made in canada if adjusted for inflation. The book has all the feelings the movie gave and i was glad to read this. He is the awardwinning author of more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the international bestsellers communion, warday, and the vampire classic the hunger. Strieber has worked in collaboration with radio personality art bell, both on their joint book, the coming global superstorm, and on the webcast radio program dreamland.
When she died in 2015, anne strieber set about proving this to her beloved husband whitley. 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. The hunger and the day after tomorrow, which was partially based on my book the coming global superstorm, were all very effective. He is also the author of the vampire novels the hunger, the last vampire, and liliths dream, and is the new host of his own radio program, dreamland, founded. Massive ice melt stuns the world as open ocean appears at the pole for the first time in living memory. Warday is a novel by whitley strieber and james kunetka, first published in 1984. The day after tomorrow is a 2004 american science fiction disaster film cowritten, directed, and produced by roland emmerich and starring dennis quaid, jake gyllenhaal, ian holm, emmy rossum, and sela ward. Whitley strieber crams more thrills and chills into a novel than any other writer i know. Whitley strieber is the author of over twenty novels and works of nonfiction among them the wolfen, the hunger, communion, and the coming global superstorm with art bell, which was the inspiration for the film the day after tomorrow.
The joyous news of the afterlife revolution is that there is a soul and we do live on. It is a fictional account of the authors travelling across the u. There is always a price to be paid for taking advantage of our fragile ecosystemand sometimes that price is more than we bargained for. Whitley strieber became a published author in 1978 with the novel the wolfen. His website, unknown country, is the largest of its kind in the world, exploring the edge of science and reality. The planet is warming up and as the ice caps melt, the great currents of the oceans shift and the northern hemisphere is plunged into a new ice age. Whitley strieber i am the author of 35 works of fiction and nonfiction, most notably wolfen, the hunger, warday, communion and superstorm. The day after tomorrow by whitley strieber books hachette. The day after tomorrow also gives us a chilling warning. The day after tomorrow 2004 whitley strieber, gollancz. The day after tomorrow inspired dog names popular male and. The grays by whitley strieber 2006, hardcover for sale. Jan 01, 2004 the day after tomorrow is my most favorite movie of all time. Jan 18, 2012 strieber has reached people around the world through his bestselling fiction the hunger, nonfiction communion, and the movies adapted from those books the day after tomorrow.
Dont think that you can use the resources of the earth without immunity. The day after tomorrow by whitley strieber 9780743489065. The novel and the movie are about massive ice melt causing the climate of the earth to change abruptly, forming superstorms as humanity slowly realizes that a second ice age is about to descend upon the planet and humanity is illprepared for it. 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. Whitley strieber was born in san antonio, texas, the son of karl strieber, a lawyer, and mary drought strieber. For instance, fans of the scifi film the day after tomorrow can choose a name based on the characters in the movie. Whitley is a texan, and the secret school has been. Whitley worked on the novel parts whilst his cowriter was incharge of the technical data and research of nucler warfare and fallout data. Strieber also coauthored the coming global superstorm with art bell, which inspired the film about sudden climate change, the day after tomorrow. They and you will discover what is left of our way of life. David hagberg, usa today bestselling author of soldier of god on the grays in the grays, whitley does for alien occupation what he and art bell did for global warming and planetwide disaster in the coming global superstorm which inspired the day. May 17, 2004 whitley strieber is the coauthor of the coming global superstorm, which foretells the true threat seen in the motion picture the day after tomorrow. From edward kennedy to playboy magazine, readers have praised warday as an absorbing, suspenseful novel and an important book for every american. The day after tomorrow is the novelisation of the summer blockbuster film from roland emmerich godzilla and independence day.