But each one of them had four faces and four wings. He published his first and bestknown book, chariots of the gods, in 1968. Chariots of the gods is a provocative attempt to explain some of the universes most interesting mysteries. Listen free to peter thomas sound orchestra chariots of the gods. If you dont know the central thesis of chariotsand its a measure of the books influence that there must be very few who dontit is this. With heinzdetlev bock, klaus kindler, christian marschall, aleksandr kazantsev. I claim that our forefathers received visits from the universe in the remote past, even though i do not yet know who these extraterrestial intelligences were or. The name anunnaki is derived from an, the sumerian god of the sky. Ive actually read the first few pages and its very interesing stuff, but i would like some opinions on this as to whether its still considered a legit theory. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo. The theory in the original book is said to have influenced a variety of science fiction books, films, and television series.
The author postulates that ancient societies had help in their development by aliens. Better yet, watch the television show ancient aliens for a betterstructured and more believable argument for the ancient aliens theory. This worldfamous bestseller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the authors own popular sequel, the eye of the sphinx. Chariots of the gods was first printed in the last 60s to early 70s.
The worldwide bestseller and was followed by 32 more books, including the eyes. Scanned, ocrd, proofread, and converted to pscanned, ocr. The worldwide bestseller and was followed by 32 more books, including the eyes of the sphinx, twilight of the gods, history is wrong, evidence of the gods, and odyssey of the gods. My book would not have been written without the encouragement and collaboration of many people.
The seven million copy bestseller the groundbreaking classic that introduced the theory that ancient earth established contact with aliens. Anything related to the gods alien intervention in our human history always gets my attention. The book looked at the concept that our understanding of who god is might be wrong. There are many things in ancient history that cant be properly explained by mainstream archaeology, and the book shines light on a few. Book about the possibility that aliens once visited earth thousands of years ago. And yet our future and our opportunities lie in the universe, where gods promised they would. The film was nominated for an academy award for best documentary feature. Chariots of the gods is humanities truth discover your life. It started the ancient astronaut conspiracy and was copied by many other books, the best of which is robert k. The worldwide bestseller and was followed by 32 more books, including. The chariot of the lordgods throne i was watching a big storm come in from the north. Ages unsung now available on itunes bancamp spotify.
Chariots of the gods by erich daniken and a great selection of related books. Shop thousands of books, audio cds, dvds, calendars, diaries and stationery. The worldwide best seller was followed by 40 more books, including the recent best sellers twilight of the gods, history is wrong, evidence of the gods, remnants of the gods, and odyssey of the gods all published by new. One of the key claims in the thrive movie, and in fact a major assumption on which the movie is based, is the idea of ancient astronautsthe supposition that extraterrestrial beings came to earth in the early history of the human race and imparted knowledge to humans. The gods also had chariots, which were used for transporting their cult statues by land. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages and have sold more than. Melodic and powerfull heavy metal from gatineauottawa. The book opens up a completely new avenue of approach to studying ancient scientific texts for historians of. It is my aim to try to provide proof of this assertion. There are many things in ancient history that cant be properly explained by mainstream archaeology, and the. Chariots of the gods is a work of monumental importancethe first book to. Imaginary landing in peru main theme, nebula and more. His works have been translated into 28 languages and have sold more than 63 million copies.
Mar 01, 2011 listen free to peter thomas sound orchestra chariots of the gods. Inside the cloud, there were four living beings that looked like people. So why is this book listed under the science aisle. Using the most tenuous of evidence pyramids, curiously plowed farm. This worldfamous best seller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the authors own popular sequel, the eye of the sp.
The time has come for us to admit our insignificance by making discoveries in the infinite unexplored cosmos. He published his first and best known book, chariots of the gods, in 1968. For instance, it is considered the inspiration for the history channel television series, ancient aliens. See more ideas about mythology, art and greek and roman mythology. It was a big cloud with a strong wind, and there was fire flashing from it. This is the book, they say, initiated their interest. The worldwide bestseller was followed by forty more books, including the eyes of the sphinx, twilight of the gods, history is wrong, evidence of the gods, and odyssey of the gods. Chariots of the gods i have, for the past few years, been getting into ancient astronaut theory and have been hearing about what this book has done for other theorist authors. A story of eric liddell god s tough guys, 4 by denise williamson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Chariots of the gods is humanities truth discover your. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryusedbook markings inside. The worldwide bestseller was followed by 40 more books, including the recen. One of the biggest issues i had with chariots of the gods was daniken use of examples, facts, and myths that are difficult to verify.
Dec 03, 20 just purchased this book which im pretty excited to read. This worldfamous best seller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the authors own popular sequel, the eye of the sphinx. Only then shall we realize that we are nothing but ants in the vast state of the universe. Immediately recognized as a work of monumental importance, chariots of the gods endures as proof that earth has been visited repeatedly by advanced aliens from other worlds. This worldfamous bestseller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the authors own popular sequel, the eyes of the sphinx. Ancient astronauts zecharia sitchin religion and belief scribd. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. It shatters the base on which a mental edifice that seemed to be so perfect was constructed. Thousands of years ago some extraterrestrials landed on this planet. The worldwide bestseller was followed by forty more books, including the eyes of the.
I was in israel to teach an overseas course and was visiting a friend of the family, a building. As with most other claims and basic assumptions in thrive, the idea of ancient astronauts is unsupported by facts and. Scanned, ocrd, proofread, and converted to pscanned, ocrd. This was in the summer of 1978, nine years after chariots was first published. Shooting locations include the giza plateau in egypt, the megalithic ruins at carnac in brittany, the ancient mayan cities. Weve already got the editors placing books in this section that claim the earth is 6000.