Zecharia Sitchin (1920-2010) was born in Russia and raised in Palestine, where he acquired a profound knowledge of modern and ancient Hebrew, other Semitic and European languages, the Old Testament, and the history and archaeology of the Near East. He was distinguished by his ability to translate and interpret ancient Sumerian and other ancient texts. A graduate of the University of London, he worked as a journalist and editor in Israel for many years before making his home in New York City.

"Exciting . . . credible . . . most provocative and compelling."

• I. IN SEARCH OF PARADISE II. THE IMMORTAL ANCESTORS III. THE PHARAOH'S JOURNEY TO THE AFTERLIFE IV. THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN V. THE GODS WHO CAME TO PLANET EARTH VI. IN THE DAYS BEFORE THE DELUGE VII. GILGAMESH: THE KING WHO REFUSED TO DIE VIII. RIDERS OF THE CLOUDS IX. THE LANDING PLACE X. TILMUN: LAND OF THE ROCKETSHIPS XI. THE ELUSIVE MOUNT XII. THE PYRAMIDS OF GODS AND KINGS XIII. FORGING THE PHARAOH'S NAME XIV. THE GAZE OF THE SPHINX SOURCES INDEX

Zecharia Sitchin (1920-2010) was born in Russia and raised in Palestine, where he acquired a profound knowledge of modern and ancient Hebrew, other Semitic and European languages, the Old Testament, and the history and archaeology of the Near East. He was distinguished by his ability to translate and interpret ancient Sumerian and other ancient texts. A graduate of the University of London, he worked as a journalist and editor in Israel for many years before making his home in New York City.

"Exciting . . . credible . . . most provocative and compelling."

• I. IN SEARCH OF PARADISE II. THE IMMORTAL ANCESTORS III. THE PHARAOH'S JOURNEY TO THE AFTERLIFE IV. THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN V. THE GODS WHO CAME TO PLANET EARTH VI. IN THE DAYS BEFORE THE DELUGE VII. GILGAMESH: THE KING WHO REFUSED TO DIE VIII. RIDERS OF THE CLOUDS IX. THE LANDING PLACE X. TILMUN: LAND OF THE ROCKETSHIPS XI. THE ELUSIVE MOUNT XII. THE PYRAMIDS OF GODS AND KINGS XIII. FORGING THE PHARAOH'S NAME XIV. THE GAZE OF THE SPHINX SOURCES INDEX

Zecharia Sitchin (1920-2010) was born in Russia and raised in Palestine, where he acquired a profound knowledge of modern and ancient Hebrew, other Semitic and European languages, the Old Testament, and the history and archaeology of the Near East. He was distinguished by his ability to translate and interpret ancient Sumerian and other ancient texts. A graduate of the University of London, he worked as a journalist and editor in Israel for many years before making his home in New York City.

"Exciting . . . credible . . . most provocative and compelling."

• I. IN SEARCH OF PARADISE II. THE IMMORTAL ANCESTORS III. THE PHARAOH'S JOURNEY TO THE AFTERLIFE IV. THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN V. THE GODS WHO CAME TO PLANET EARTH VI. IN THE DAYS BEFORE THE DELUGE VII. GILGAMESH: THE KING WHO REFUSED TO DIE VIII. RIDERS OF THE CLOUDS IX. THE LANDING PLACE X. TILMUN: LAND OF THE ROCKETSHIPS XI. THE ELUSIVE MOUNT XII. THE PYRAMIDS OF GODS AND KINGS XIII. FORGING THE PHARAOH'S NAME XIV. THE GAZE OF THE SPHINX SOURCES INDEX