The Return of the Gods: Evidence of Extraterrestrial Visitations [Hardcover]

Erich von Daniken (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998

This latest work from renowned writer Erich von Daniken puts forward the controversial proposition that we have been subject to countless visits from beyond this planet for many years. The culmination of long-term research, his book argues that we are very much in the minds and eyes of other cosmic life-forms and that, as a result, many of the dramatic events and remarkable teachings or religious texts should be reinterpreted--even the idea of Judgment Day itself.

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About the Author

Erich von Daniken's first book, Chariots of the Gods, became a worldwide bestseller following its publication in 1968 and has been translated into thirty-two languages. It has since been followed by over two dozen additional books, including The Eyes of the Sphinx, Odyssey of the Gods, and The Gods Were Astronauts. Born and educated in Switzerland, Erich is an active researcher and explorer. His books have given rise to two full-length documentary films, Chariots of the Gods and Messages of the Gods, and he has delivered over 3,000 lectures in twenty-five countries. He lives in Beatenberg, Switzerland, with his wife. Arthur Morey has performed in theaters and cabarets in New York, Chicago, and Milan. He freelanced scripts for Paramount and ABC-TV and won awards for both plays and fiction. A former literary manager of Chicago's Body Politic Theatre, he taught acting at Fordham and writing at SUNY Rockland, Northwestern University, and the School of the Art Institute. He edited Viola Spolin for Northwestern University Press and later was managing editor at Renaissance Books in Los Angeles. Winner of a number AudioFile Earphones Awards, he has narrated novels by John Irving, Nathan Englander, Richard Russo, and John Burnam Schwartz, as well as nonfiction by Kurt Eichenwald, John McCain, George Tenet, Deepak Chopra, Gay Talese, and others.

--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 191 pages
• Publisher: Element Books Ltd (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1862042888
• ISBN-13: 978-1862042889
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,590,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enteraining, April 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Return of the Gods: Evidence of Extraterrestrial Visitations (Hardcover)

Erich von Daniken has taken alot of criticism in the past over his theories of extraterestrial influence upon the development of human civilisation. Despite all this he is still a best selling author, and although his theories often go against the grain, he does argue his hypothesis in a coherent and logical manner! That is what this book achieves, and by placing his main arguments into fabricated scenarios, he makes sure that what he is trying to convey is well understood!!!!!

Although I do not believe in his theories, i did enjoy reading this book, and came away from it thinking "It may be possible...."

A definite must for anyone of the extraterestrial influence persuasion, and for anyone not, a good entertaining read

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The truth may be in this book., May 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Return of the Gods : Evidence of Extraterrestrial Visitations (Paperback)

If you want to know the truth behind God and other religious figures, then read this book. This well thought out book tells about the possible connection between Extraterrestrials and Religion. To fully understand the point of this book, you must know a fair amount about religion and ancient history. You must also be open minded about life in the Universe besides Earth. Daniken obviously studied tremendously on religion, the Bible and ancient history to come up with this book. He tells of what may really happened in the Ascension when Lucifer was exiled from Heaven to Earth where Lucifer and his followers mated with Earth females. It also includes theories about the Ancient Sacred textbook of India, the Rig Veda. In the Rig Veda he discovered that the book tells of three cities in Space where the Hindu Gods may have came from. The point of this amazing book is that possibly all of Earth's religion was created when Extraterrestrials visited Earth during the Ancient times to teach humans who thought the E.T.'s were superior. I highly recommend this book if you are interrested in Aliens, UFO's, the second coming, ancient civilizations, and religion. This book is easy to comprehend and is a must read!!! ---Mike L.---

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read...and a new way of looking at space, May 28, 2008

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Ripleey "Space Debater" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Return of the Gods: Evidence of Extraterrestrial Visitations (Paperback)

I must admit, I have an open mind...yes, it's true. I had not thought about some of the points that Erich von Daniken put down in writing. It IS far fetched...but he does give you an excellent insight into added ways to look at things. How would you explain an aeroplane to a child that had never seen metal or plastic?? (maybe I would draw a picture, but what the heck...maybe there were no pencils)
I found this to simply add some more depth to my own thoughts about Life out there...besides ours. I think I will stick to watching Discovery, but it was definatly an entertaining read...Now I can spend hours debating with my buddy about the "what ifs" of all of us being decendents or hybrids from space!!