The Greys

We are not alone.

1986, Cavassa, in the province of Belluno, Italy: One hundred and two inhabitants, no ferris wheel, no cinema, no holiday camps. Angelo would give anything to avoid tagging along with his father Pietro on this absurd new outing. He’s had enough of being the son of the “Weirdo”. But Angelo is only thirteen, and has to do as he’s told.
The idea of a father-and-son holiday in the mountains wouldn’t be all that bad, if the goal wasn’t… hunting for aliens.
Because that’s what it’s all about. Hunting for aliens! Which don’t exist, of course. Everyone knows that. Everyone except Pietro, who is convinced that they abducted his wife, and has spent years searching for them.
Angelo psyches himself up for the umpteenth nightmare summer, but things change when he meets Claudia.
Claudia, who has braces. Claudia, whose parents are obsessed with pollution. Claudia, who always has all the answers, and always knows what to do. Claudia, who never makes fun of him about his father.
With her, everything is perfect. At least until the girl begins to point out a series of small details to Angelo. Strange details.
The people in Cavassa behave in unusual ways, and talk about eerie glowing lights that appear at night.
Neither of them considers the possibility of aliens, aliens don’t exist… but then Angelo and Claudia find a gigantic silvery egg in the woods. An egg that is no ordinary egg.
At that point, a single thought crosses Angelo’s mind: what if his father wasn’t really crazy?

• As intriguing as The creature of the dark, as adrenaline-fuelled as Stranger Things, a jump back in time like Back to the Future and The Goonies
• With THE GREYS, Guido Sgardoli launches Italian science-fiction for children