Majestic [Mass Market Paperback]

Whitley Strieber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2, 2011

It is time for the truth to be told...

On July 2, 1947 something crashed in the desert outside of Roswell, New Mexico. An explosion of light and sound made the sheep wail, the chickens squawk, and the children scream. And then the ranchers heard a noise they thought could only have come from the devil himself.

For forty years, Majestic Agency director Wilfred Stone helped the CIA pretend the landing never happened. Then his conscience got the better of him.

This is the real story, told to reporter Nicholas A. Duke by the guilt-racked shell of the man who once worked tirelessly to cover it all up.  It is a truth so terrifying that Whitley Strieber had to call it fiction.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Strieber, author of Communion and Transformation , continues to write on the implications of UFO sightings in his new novel, a blend of fact and fiction. In 1989, ex-CIA agent Wilfred Stone entrusts his story and secret papers on a decades-long coverup to reporter Nicholas Duke. Will confesses his part in the conspiracy demanded by President Truman and the nation's combined intelligence agencies in 1947, when a spacecraft crashed near Rosell (N.M.) Army Base. Many people witnessed the event and swore to finding bodies of extraterrestrial victims and other phenomena at the site. The accounts were, however, officially debunked, as all similar phenomena have been. That's the gist of Strieber's very long, sensationalized story, which may create more dissension rather than believers in the mysterious sightings recorded since the 19th century. If Strieber's book proves anything, it's that the public is entitled to honest information on "foo-flights" and their implications. Preferred Choice selection; Troll Book Club alternate.
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Review

“Thrilling, frightening and worthwhile.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer

“An intriguing and unconventional tale.” –Booklist

“An eye-opener!” –Pittsburgh Press

“Thoroughly enjoyable....” –The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Eerie…entertaining.” –New York Daily News

“Fascinating reading… will make people wonder…engrossing!” –Bay City Times

“Frightening…Strieber has a writer’s eye for detail.” –Village Voice

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (August 2, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765362872
• ISBN-13: 978-0765362872
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #445,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book set the standard for Rosewell stories, April 16, 2003

By 

Mark Lowe (Huntington Beach, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Majestic (Paperback)

Don't listen to the negative reviews of this book. I've read this book as a skeptic and came out stunned by the content inside. No other book has effected me, EVER, so don't think I'm a Jim Jones lost soul looking for the answers to the universe. I am a scientist first and foremost and I found this riveting.

I gave away my first copy to friend who made me look like a UFO fanatic. He didn't believe anything suspicious and came out with wide eyes and a whole new perspective on things. It's not that this book is a literal translation of one man's journey, but the facts that are true that are embedded in the story match nearly all published information about the crash.

Whitley does an amazing job bringing all the known facts under one roof. This non-fiction book will blow your proverbial mind into little tiny not-so-skeptical pieces. READ THIS BOOK, if you're the slightest fan of this information. Otherwise, know that you have skipped the best book ever written on the subject.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Imagine the X-Files...from the Government's side, July 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Majestic (Paperback)

This is one of the most compulsively readable books I've chewed through in quite a while. In seamlessly blending fact and fiction, Streiber creates a book much more compelling his treacly personal accounts of the aliens. In his hands the concept a government conspiracy to cover up the truth of a UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico does more than make sense--it seems downright logical.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read it. Love it. Dream of it., August 15, 2000

By 

Bruce Aguilar (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Majestic (Hardcover)

This book completely transfixed me! It's a truly engrosing read that you're sure not forget. I read it first years ago from the library and have been looking everywhere to buy a copy for myself! Only now have I found it.

I was stuck to this book the moment I picked it up and even now, years later, I still find myself thingking of it! He deftly belnds what little fact is known of the Roswell crach and blends it with his own extrapolations. What makes the book so remarkable are those extrapolations. They seem completely plausible and realistic and are meticulously thought out. Every detail seems to make sense and drawns you further into the world he has created. Wether any of his extrapolations are correct is what keeps you thinking about the book. Trying to figure out if there was something he forgot or something that just doesn't add up. If you want an engaging read, one that presents a puzzle to be solved andtold in the most entertaining and engaging ways, then this book is for you!