From the Ashes of Angels: The Forbidden Legacy of a Fallen Race (Paperback)

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A fascinating and in-depth look at . . . how actual events inevitably evolve into the stuff of indecipherable legend as centuries pass. -- Sandy Moss, The Daily Courier, June 2 2002

A fascinating piece of research which does much to bring the biblical world of Eden back into the historical spotlight. -- David Rohl, Egyptologist and author of A Test of Time

A magnificently researched work; its starling conclusions will undoubtedly reverberate over the coming decades. -- Nigel Jackson, author of The Horned Piper

An exciting and original intellectual quest . . . important new facts concerning the mysterious origins of human civilization. -- Graham Hancock, author of Fingerprints of the Gods

Reading books like this one can be as much fun as reading Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie. -- Barbara Ardinger, Whole Life Times, May 2002

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"An exciting and original intellectual quest . . . important new facts concerning the mysterious origins of human civilization."
(Graham Hancock, author of Fingerprints of the Gods )

;"A magnificently researched work; its startling conclusions will undoubtedly reverberate over the coming decades."
(Nigel Jackson, author of The Horned Piper )

"A fascinating piece of research which does much to bring the biblical world of Eden back into the historical spotlight . . . a major contribution to the study of the genesis of civilization."
(David Rohl, Egyptologist and author of A Test of Time )

"Tracking down angels both heavenly and fallen, Collins’ detective work takes him through entire libraries. . . . His conclusion is that we humans are not the first race to live on the planet. Reading books like this one can be as much fun as reading Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie."
(Barbara Ardinger, Whole Life Times, May 2002 )

"A fascinating and in-depth look at . . . how actual events inevitably evolve into the stuff of indecipherable legend as centuries pass."
(Sandy Moss, The Daily Courier, June 2, 2002 )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Bear & Company (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187918172X
• ISBN-13: 978-1879181724
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,460 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very worthwhile but I'll stick with Sitchin.., June 3, 2003

By	Takis Tz. (Germany) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

For those familiar with the explorations of alternative archaelogists the word "nephilim" should be no new acquaintance. The debate about their origin though seems to carry on and on.
Andrew Collins has delivered here an extraordinary book when one considers the painstaking research he's invested in it. I do feel however, that he's probably arrived to the wrong conclusions.
Collins professes that the Nephilim were the giant offspring of a preancient gigantic humanlike being that mated with humans and his research focuses on the Watchers (the Nephilim's ancestors) and the territories they lived. Remarkably, if not shockingly, he arrives at the conclusion that the Watchers originated somewhere in ancient Kazahkstan but he fails to explain their strange (to put it very mildly) features: burning, sometimes red eyes, massive in size compared to humans and with very possibly "special qualities, which again humans did not and do not, possess.
What makes this book great -whether you agree or not with its conclusions- is that the trek it takes you for is full of priceless revelations and a plethora of incredible facts ranging from Asia to eastern Europe to northern Africa, revelations and facts that will put certain questions in a new perspective while they leave others still open.
I, for one, dont agree with the final analysis of "From the Ashes of Angels" but was astounded with what i read in it.There were certain things i read for the very first time allthough i spend quite a lot of my reading on alternative archaelogy. That should speak for itself.
On the downside, the back and forths in time that Collins uses in his book work mostly to a disadvantage as the reader finds it difficult to keep up with the historical references, or for that matter, to keep up with what Collins is trying to argumentate. This has to do mostly with the bulk of information provided (and this is one serious bulk of data) than with the technique of writting itself.
I found myself comparing notes in my head with Sitchin's findings on this matter and i thought that Sitchin makes a better more convincing argument alltogether.
However, Collins is a must-read as his other works are just as interesting and he makes a tremendous contribution to the field of alternative history.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing Speculations, February 20, 2002

By	John D. Cofield - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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From the Ashes of Angels is Andrew Collins' attempt to explain the mysterious references to giants and angels in Genesis. His theory, which makes a lot of sense, is that these so called supernatural beings were humans from a distant and more advanced civilization who visited the Middle East and introduced new ideas and technologies to the local inhabitants. He doesn't quite nail down where this civilization might have been located,and unfortunately goes off on a tangent to Egypt for some unnecessary speculations on the origin of the Pyramids, etc. But even so his theory holds water and deserves further consideration.

31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From the Ashes of Angels...and other Races., February 27, 2002

By	Kevin Barrett (Galveston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

Overall, this is a well researched book. I suppose one might call this genre "investigative mythology". I particularly found memorable his assertion that St. Augustine thought the Book of Enoch was too old and thus should be excluded from canonical texts. What kept this book from getting a fifth star were several weaknesses. For example, the author's next-to-last chapter was essentially a non-academic emotional diatribe against organized religion. Additionally, his conjecture about the findings of large malformed human skulls being proof of another and superior race is essentially that, merely conjecture. Modern DNA analysis might sort out whether these are congenital malformations as a result of incestuous inbreeding or a subspecies of Homo sapiens. However, his efforts at bringing together various and disparate mythologies into a cohesive hypothesis about a lost and oft maligned race is quite entertaining and provocative. Still, I highly recommed it for your home library.