The Green and the Gray

Name: The Green and the Gray
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Timothy Zahn
ISBN: 9798331917005

Author: Timothy Zahn

Narrator: David Stifel

Unabridged: 20 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/01/2025

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Lgbtq+, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

After engaging in bloody warfare against each other, two alien races—the Greens and the Grays—take refuge on Earth, both believing their home and their enemy destroyed. For seventy-five years, they have been passing as humans, living peacefully—until each side discovers the other has survived. Now, in order to avoid another destructive conflict, these extraterrestrial rivals have united and agreed that a sacrifice must be made . . .

On a dark and cold October night in Manhattan's Riverside Park, a strange ceremony is about to begin. The group is focused on a young girl who is ready to do what she must for peace, but the ritual comes to an abrupt halt when the child is mysteriously kidnapped.

Meanwhile, after four years of marriage, Roger and Caroline Whittier struggle to get through a day without fighting. Their bickering is interrupted when a bizarre mugger leaves them with a little girl named Melantha. While they disagree on most matters, they both know they must protect Melantha. Unfortunately, they have no idea who is looking for their foundling or the lengths they will go to get her back. Now, the chase is on . . .

About Timothy Zahn

It is not often that you hear of someone going through several years of postgraduate education, who ends up turning a hobby into their life's, paying, productive work. Such is the unusual story of American author, Timothy Zahn, who was born in 1951, grew up in Lombard, IL and graduated with a B.S. Degree in physics from Michigan State University. He then proceeded to the University of IL where he received his M.S. Degree in 1975. After beginning his doctorate in physics, his advisor passed away, and he never did complete the studies.

Zahn had started writing as a hobby, so when his plans changed, he took his writing of science fiction to a higher level. Zahn is best known for his Thrawn Star Wars series of novels. He has also had other novels of fantasy and science fiction. There are also many works that he has penned in short story fiction.

Zahn and his wife Anna live in Bandon, Oregon and have one son, Corwin Zahn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonathan on January 17, 2025

I am absolutely stunned at this book. Timothy Zahn wrote a book that works on just about every level. The book has incredibly deep themes, a compelling mystery, creative twists, excitable action, relatable characters, and excellent worldbuilding. The whole set up of the Greens vs the Grays is obvious......more

Goodreads review by Larry on September 09, 2018

I just finished re-reading “The Green and the Gray” by Timothy Zahn. It is somewhat of a cliché to call a book a “page turner”, but that really was the case for me with this one. The story is well written, with enough suspense and plot twists to keep me up late at night reading it, yet still believa......more

Goodreads review by Mary JL on February 08, 2019

This is so far my favorite book by Timothy Zahn. It has a good premise two alien groups---the Greens and the Grays---live in New York city undetected by human kind. The two groups have been growing more nad more hostile towards each other. The two groups have abilities humans do not--but are human i......more

Goodreads review by Ruth on January 24, 2020

Zahn tells a story intriguing from the start. His premise, a gang war between two alien clans living under the radar in New York city, is propelled by a number of human characters whose authenticity makes it easy to sink into such a familiar/unfamiliar backdrop. I found the relationships between ind......more

Goodreads review by Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads) on May 02, 2016

An engaging story, and I enjoyed the fact that those characters who got caught in the middle of this crazy, weird situation applied logic and acted like reasonable people instead of running around yelling that this couldn't be happening. Unrealistic perhaps, but if so, exactly the kind of escape fro......more