K2: Quest of the Gods [Paperback]

Ralph Ellis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2002

If the megalithic maps that Ralf has discovered are to be of any use in a quest for the mythical Hall of Records, then they need to be a little more detailed than a simple representation of continents. Luckily, the shaft angles inside the Great Pyramid - which was once brilliant-white and aligned with the cardinal points - do exactly this. And so Ralf embarked on a long trek into the high Himalaya. Strangely enough, what he found there was a giant snow-white pyramid aligned with the cardinal points - the mountain called K2.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Pr (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932813992
• ISBN-13: 978-0932813992
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,071,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the price for Alexander alone..., October 13, 2007

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Raymond Blohm (Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: K2: Quest of the Gods (Paperback)

I have read (in detail) the four original Ellis books. Each one is fascinating in a different way, mainly because of Ellis' vaunted 'lateral thinking' mode.

Ellis posits that the Khufu (Great) pyramid is a map in stone of the world's landmass, and devotes a significant part of this book to a 'loner' quest to get as close to a supposed knowledge-vault at the base of K2 - delineated in the pyramid - as he can. This part of the book is akin to a 'go long' football throw.

(I have read a fair amount on pyramid theories, and - so far - the overall 'feeling' of the Khufu pyramid brought out in "The Giza Power Plant: Technologies of Ancient Egypt" by Christopher Dunn comes closest to my truth. I do not really believe in Dunn's actual 'power plant' mechanism, but his handling of the otherwise-obscure details of a 'purpose-built' pyramid rings very true. It is very emphatically not a tomb...)

To me, the real gem in K2 is Ellis' treatment of Alexander the Great. Alexander was an amazing man, who faced down one of the world's greatest (or at least most sizable) armies in it's own territory - and won, repeatedly. Then, rather than settling down into his spoils - one of the world's richest and most cultured countries - he basically took off into one of the planet's most barren and inhospitable areas: the ever-growing, mountainous foothills by the Afghanistan-Pakistan borders. (Interesting that Cheney/Bush,Sr patrols are scouting that region now, for you conspiracy buffs...) When he could go no further, only then did Alexander turn south into India.

Ellis does an excellent job of explaining this 'strange' behavior by weaving evidence that Alexander was actually on a purposeful quest to discover a 'God'-base or immortality-station disclosed by old-religion priests during his mysterious 'side-trip' to Siwa Oasis in Egypt. Since Alexander was obviously extremely intelligent and purpose-driven, he was unlikely to be 'rattling around' such an impoverished area with an entire Macedonian army. Ellis provides a plausible scenario for Alexander's presence there - and a good read, to boot.

(In my mind, the main question is whether the priests gave accurate information as best they could, or simply devised a plan to send Alexander [their conqueror] off as far away and long as they could...)

I recommend this part of the book highly, and look forward to any further facts coming to light on this issue.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the paper, September 5, 2007

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Animo (Missouri United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: K2: Quest of the Gods (Paperback)

I couldn't finish the book. Too much peripheral adventurism and little science. Ralph makes a big deal over certain geometric phenomena any good first year instructor would cover. The parallels between the chambers of the Great Pyramid and maping of the earth's mountains is intriguing. But devoting pages to Alexander's escapades for which no one has an explanation is useless filler. So is the detailed travelog incorporating the execution of a goat. In the end, Ralph doesn't find the Hall of Records because he is totally unprepared for investigating such in a glacial zone of K2. Doesn't speak well of planning and research. Save your money. There's nothing of any scientific value to learn, and the story telling really sucks.