12th-house - reviewed on 6/8/2010 + 11 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

Fans of Communion will be surely disappointed. Whereas Communion presented his initial actual contact with the Greys (Zeta Reticulans, to some) in a rivetingly suspenseful yet objective way, this novel clearly shows how Strieber has gone off the deep end in his obsession with Greys over these many years.

The plot and one-dimensional character development seem to be that of a novice. (Are all his fiction works this bad?) The Grays here are romantically portrayed as the saviors of humanity. The human child who is 'in tune' with them is apparently presented as the ultimate goal--a joining of the best traits of human and greys into a type of hybrid. The government forces who want to find this wonder child are, of course, simplistically portrayed as the bad guys. From what I've read about the Greys, that is exactly what they want 'us' to believe.

Regardless of what Strieber believes, this is just a poorly written story. His personal agenda (i.e indoctrination by the Grays' propaganda) sadly shows too clearly. A lazily written work.

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