The End of Days: Armageddon and Prophecies of the Return

by Zecharia Sitchin

Book Overview

The groundbreaking, bestselling series--millions of copies sold worldwide!

A classic of ancient human history--and one of the inspirations behind the History Channel's Ancient Aliens--Zecharia Sitchin's Earth Chronicles series is the revelatory and deeply provocative masterwork that forever altered humankind's view of our history and our destiny.

The fantastic conclusion to the groundbreaking Earth...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061239216
• ISBN13: 9780061239212
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Sitchin ties it together

After traveling in Peru, Bolivia and Central America I realized that there are far more mysteries there than answers. Archaeologists have uncovered only very small portion of the ruins there. Evidence of advanced technology, particularly at Tiwanaku, is tantalizing. All the references to these sites in Sitchin's books I saw with my own eyes. That gives him real credibility. I know of no "expert" who disputes his facts, only his conclusions. Sitchin's gift is his ability to tie together information from diverse disciplines like linguistics, astronomy and ancient texts. He shows clear examples of how they are in agreement that have not been previously mentioned. This points to explanations that sometimes diverge from what is academically accepted. Conventional archeology is increasingly straining too hard to incorporate recent discoveries in its narrative. New scientific disciplines may soon push the envelope into a revolution in our concept of history. When that happens I suspect they will find that Sitchen was on the right path already. I don't agree with everything Sitchin writes, but do appreciate this book's synthesis of knowledge. It is thought provoking and well written. Unless you've read some of his previous books it may be difficult to grasp his overall concept. I highly recommend it.

If you haven't read any of Sitchin's books

...but wanted to-- this is the book to read first. Or if you read all of Sitchin's books you woud like this one. He does a great job of following history and revealing the cyclical nature of the events that happened long ago and how the same events are about to repeat again in our time. After reading this book, even if one does not subscribe to the Ancient Astronauts theory, they would be hard pressed to reduce the gods to mere mythology of simple-minded people or inflate them to some Universal spirit, which was/is everywhere but needed housing, food and worshipers(workers) nonetheless. The author talks about Jesus, a topic that has been strangely missing from his other books and what lead to the messianic fervor of that time; he also does a little da Vinci code of his own, which is interesting to say the least. Sitchin explores the Mayan calendar and talks about 2012 and there is surprise at the end which I won't reveal.

The Ultimate in Earthly & Spiritual Scholarship!!

I wrote a paper in high school on the cyclical nature of history and my teacher in advanced english gave me an A+ but commented that she had never heard of the theory before!! Well, now it is well enunciated in Mr. Sitchin's encyclopedic newest Summary-type book about the cosmos!!! And, what's more astounding, the "ancients" KNEW OF these things!! HOW DID THEY KNOW?? Well, you can get the full story from this well-documented and thorough book about our ancient history and how it is winding up into the present/close future. Why we don't learn more about these ancient Egyptian, Sumerian and Indian texts in school is a sad commentary on our current cultural/spiritual tunnel vision. Those ancient people knew of all the known planets in our current solar system.!!!! HOW DID THEY KNOW THIS?? - and the medieval church didn't have a clue!!(Is that because they burnt many books in Alexandria, considering the info heretical??) This is the Best scholarly AND entertaining book out in a long time other that Steven Greer's latest!!! The "Ancients" and the "End Times" are probably coming soon, and you should know something about them before they arrive undeniably . . .

Humanity's Past and It's Relation to 2012

To enjoy this book, you need to have read some of Sitchin's prior books and\or accept his thesis that humanity is descended from extraterrestrials. His interpretation of ancient texts is exciting though he rarely provides proof so if you're looking for a heavily footnoted scientific work, this isn't for you. For me it was an interesting companion theory to Paul LaViolette's "Earth Under Fire" and all William Henry's books on humanity's past and the meaning of 2012.