Alien Dawn: An Investigation into the Contact Experience

By Colin Wilson

Book Overview

In this classic book on UFOs, bestselling author Colin Wilson, a renowned authority on the paranormal, examines the evidence and develops a definitive theory of the alien contact phenomenon. Alien... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880642262
• ISBN13: 9780880642262
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Fromm Intl
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

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"Alien Dawn" is one of the best books on the UFO/Abduction phenomenon that I've read yet, not because it offers anything really new to the subject, but because of the sheer scope of everything that is covered in it. Colin Wilson brings to the table so many different topics such as OOBEs (out of body experiences), time slips, remote viewing, hypnosis, quantum theory, holographic and parallel universe theories, synchronicity, crop circles, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster (that's right!), and many more, and somehow manages to make all of these relevant to the UFO/Abduction phenomenon in an amazingly clear and concise way. Not only that, but the man has clearly done his research. Just look at the bibliography. Just about every major work in the field is cited (Vallee, Mack, Hopkins, Fowler, Hynek, Adamski, Good, etc.). I was simply amazed at how much ground is covered here! It's a perfect summary for anyone who's new to the subject and who doesn't have the time or patience to search out all of the individual books cited within, and it's also written in such a way so that it never becomes tedious or boring, even if you're already familiar with many of the topics at hand. In the end, this book won't give you all of the answers you're looking for, but at least you'll feel like you're on the right track. At the very least, it will leave you asking yourself more questions (and as Colin Wilson would argue, that's the whole idea!).

Excellent Introduction to UFO and Psychic connection

If you have already read Jacques Vallee, John Keel, and John Mack and so are familiar with the idea of the possible connection between alien abduction/ufo phenom and psychic/dimensional realms, then this book will be a bit of a repeat but still worth reading because it brings together all these works and adds in lots of lesser known works while at the same time summarizing the major works by the mentioned authors. If you are new to UFO abduction and the possible psychic connection, or if you have not ever heard of any explanation for ufo/abduction other than the visitors from planets in spaceships theory, then this book will really open your eyes to a side of ufo/abduction that makes lots of sense but is not so often talked about by mainstream ufo people who prefer to think of metallic craft from other planets or dimensions travelling to our universe. Colin Wilson writes in an easy to read manner and does not fall prey to the weakness of making assertions that rule out other evidence. IN fact, he is a generous person when dealing with other individuals and their experiences, and is good at bringing up aspects of cases or unknown cases that get overlooked in other places. This is especially a gem given the price of used copies. I recommend this highly.

Thought provoking look on Alien existence.

Colin Wilson has to be one of the most interesting writers of our time. His latest book looks into the Alien/UFO question. It is not your typical UFO book. It covers the subject in a psychological format that will have you thinking about UFOs in a different light. The final chapter which is titled; "The Way Outside" is mind-blowing and worth the price of the book all by itself. This book is not to be missed!

A great and informative work on a somewhat elusive topic ,

this is a great example of what Colin Wilson does so well in his Non fiction books. The book is well researched and presents a broad spectrum of contact experiences and of the players and thinkers in this feild. To a newcomer to this topic the book provides a Very well informed and unbias introduction to the subject, and anybody that is already well read on the UFO and contact experience will find the book an unequalled Reference to the subject with One or two new concepts along the way. this is a excellent first effort at writing on this topic by Wilson and I hope not the last.

Phenomenal overview of a complex and intriguing subject

This is one of the best of the many books I've read on the subject, in large part because it's ao packed with information that one begins to see just how complex the subject of UFOs really is. Wilson is a master synthesizer, but also a great, original thinker in his own right, not to mention a fine, entertaining and thought-provoking writer. All of these qualities shine in Alien Dawn. I recommend the book both as an introduction to the subject, but also to readers already familiar with the field, because there's undoubtedly something they didn't know in here.