Whitley Strieber is the bestselling author of the thriller classics The Wolfen, The Hunger, and Catmagic.

He is co-author, with James Kunetka, of WarDay and Nature's End, both well-reviewed novels exploring the chilling dangers of the modern era, and author of the critically acclaimed Wolf of Shadows, a powerful story of survival after nuclear war.

Mr. Strieber is perhaps best known for his non-fiction, including Communion, Breakthrough, and The Key, which detail his experiences of the unknown while remaining keenly self-examining.

Aware of the common thread in all his work, he has this to say:

"In an eerie way, my books The Wolfen, The Hunger, and Catmagic foreshadowed the experiences that led to Communion.

"It was as if the unconscious material that had led me to create characters like the tall, blond vampire Miriam Blaylock burst out into the physical world all around me. Was it a psychotic break, a reflection of a lifetime of unconscious awareness of another level or reality, or something as yet completely unknown? I have remained uncertain.

"But at this time in my life, it seems important to re-embark on the fictional journey into the wellspring of inner meaning that might bring deeper knowledge of the secrets of Communion. This is why I have returned to fiction with The Last Vampire, and to the exploration of characters like Miriam, who seem close to the heart of the mystery that has defined my life."

Together with Anne Strieber, he is co-editor of Whitley Strieber's Unknown Country, a website dedicated to the presentation of real news stories, but from an alternate perspective.

Mr. Strieber has written over twenty works of fiction and non-fiction, produced documentary-style television, and has appeared on "Larry King Live", "The Tonight Show", "Oprah Winfrey", and dozens of other shows.

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