The Gods Never Left Us, Erich von Daniken
The Gods Never Left Us, Erich von Daniken
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The Gods Never Left Us
The Long-Awaited Sequel to the Worldwide Bestseller Chariots of the Gods

Author: Erich von Däniken

Narrator: Sean Runnette

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/20/2017


Synopsis

When Chariots of the Gods was published fifty years ago, it began a worldwide change in humanity’s view of the cosmos. In an era of the military space race, Erich von Däniken boldly proclaimed that Earth had been visited by more advanced beings early in our history. But pre-scientific man had no concept of space ships, so he called their vehicles “chariots,” and those driving the chariots became “gods.”Over the next five decades, von Däniken’s thirty-two books built an ever-stronger case for Earth being visited by extraterrestrial visitors. And Chariots became an international bestseller, with thirty million copies sold in more than two dozen languages. Also during that time, the case for ET visitations millennia ago was being reexamined by contemporary UFO researchers, who found evidence of modern visitations. And von Däniken expanded his perspective to encompass the present.Now, he presents his long-awaited sequel to Chariots of the Gods, proclaiming that the gods never left us, with all-new material to show that ancient aliens are still with us.The Gods Never Left Us contends that recent advancements in biotechnology, astrophysics, engineering, and artificial intelligence not only give us a fresh perspective on his ancient astronaut theory but actually validates it. We are―as a race―embarking on the exact same trajectory of our own interplanetary colonization, just as von Däniken suggested Earth itself was colonized.ETs are definitely at work today. And that affects all of us.

About Erich von Däniken

Erich von Däniken is arguably the most widely read and most-copied nonfiction author in the world. He published his first (and best-known) book, Chariots of the Gods, in 1968. The worldwide bestseller was followed by forty more books, including the recent bestsellers Twilight of the Gods, History Is Wrong, Evidence of the Gods, Remnants of the Gods, and Odyssey of the Gods. His works have been translated into twenty-eight languages and have sold more than sixty-five million copies. Several have also been made into films. Von Däniken’s ideas have been the inspiration for a wide range of television series, including the History Channel’s hit Ancient Aliens. He lives in Switzerland.

About Sean Runnette

Sean Runnette, a multiple AudioFile Earphones Award winner, has produced several Audie Award-winning audiobooks. He is a member of the American Repertory Theater company and has toured internationally with Mabou Mines, an avant-garde theater company. Sean's television and film appearances include Two If by Sea, Copland, Sex and the City, Law & Order, Third Watch, and lots and lots of commercials, for which he apologizes.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Raimondo on August 24, 2020

This official sequel to Chariots of the Gods was finally released around the golden anniversary of the latter's maiden publication. It is not just a rehash of the former, presenting as it does some new material though it is admittedly rather brief. The first chapter and the postscript regale us with......more

Goodreads review by Jason on August 27, 2023

Really interesting hypothesis: aliens helped seed humanity (Prometheus). I’ve been intrigued by these ideas for decades, fascinating writing here, especially the first chapter had me captivated. However, humans are a mystery, and life and where we came from is the greatest mystery of all. I’m of the......more

Goodreads review by Yalin on October 15, 2018

I like reading von Däniken, because not only what he writes is intriguing (not to mention controversial for many) but his writing is clear and there is never a dull moment when reading. His writing can perfectly be described as food for thought, one that not many can stomach easily. However, my prai......more

Goodreads review by Jo on March 28, 2020

I don't know what to make of this book. I'm having trouble going from a guy and his son at CERN, a interesting bit of code which I can find nothing about on the internet, and then somehow ending up on crop circles. And I still have two hours to go because it's an audiobook. And this is one of the re......more

Goodreads review by Simon on February 12, 2020

So many good thinking points and discussion topics. I love how the alien twist is wound into so many ancient phenomena.......more


Quotes

Chariots of the Gods is a pivotal book, first published at an important point in human consciousness and awareness, a time when minds were opening. That book changed many’s and my own worldview. Erich von Däniken has again touched the pulse of humanity at another crucial moment, in discussing the now known ‘fact’ that The Gods Never Left Us.” Colin Andrews, author of On the Edge of Reality