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The 12th Planet (Earth Chronicles #1)
Over the years, startling evidence has been uncovered, challenging established notions of the origins of life on Earth - evidence that suggests the evidence of an advanced group of extraterrestrials who once inhabited our world.
The first book of the revolutionary Earth Chronicles series offers indisputable documentary evidence of the existence of the mysterious planet of N...more
The first book of the revolutionary Earth Chronicles series offers indisputable documentary evidence of the existence of the mysterious planet of N...more
Mass Market Paperback, 438 pages
Published
2007
by Avon Books (NYC)
(first published January 1st 1976)
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faux non-fiction
mythology
pub 1976
fun
Opening: On the evidence that we have amassed to support out conclusions, exhibit one is man himself. In many ways, modern man - Homo sapiens - is a stranger to earth.
sitchin, sitchin, doing a bit of stiching (up)
You don't need to know your Bible/Akkadian/cuneform as the author links each aspect with the relevant quotes and needless to say, all are...more
I thought this one was great! At first I thought maybe the author was a bit off, with his extra planet theroy. But I was amazed at what I learned from this one. Mostly about how the Bible stories are in fact true, but based on MUCH older stories from an ancient Sumerian civilization. It is astonishing just how much these ancients recorded and how much they knew. How advanced they were! Where did all the intelligence go that those who came before us had? Hummmm makes a person wonder!
It's difficult for me to believe many of the theories laid out in this book as pure fact or non-fiction when the author doesn't site his sources on the ready as I'm reading. If the author claims something seemingly outrageous as fact, then I'd like to be able to see a footnote and double check that statement easily. Also, I'd like to be able to know where all the drawings of clay tablets included throughout the book are located, and how I can see for myself that it is real and true. I understand...more
I don't have much of an interest in this topic really having found over the years that these theories tend to fizzle out and developments in other disciplines such as archaeology, linguistics, physics etc tend to render these ideas obsolete so anyone would be foolish to nail their colours to the mast on the basis of `evidence' presented in this book. There's no denying that there are significant gaps in the theories forwarded by evolutionists and geneticists in trying to account for man's rather...more
I found this book quite boring, even compared to von Daniken’s Chariots of the Gods. The introduction went on for a looong time, although I suppose that was a necessity. I knew hardly anything about the fertile crescent and its civilisations (sumer, arcadia, etc) before reading, and I consider myself quite well read in stuff like that. It’s quite indicative of the author that the introduction, despite its length was actually more fun than the literature-analysis proper. Basically I found most of...more
I attended Christian Jr/Sr. high schools and studied the Bible extensively every day throughout those years. When I went to college I minored (more or less) in religious studies. I'm also a massive lover of history. In order to be able to learn you have to ALWAYS remain open minded. Granted, the theories and concepts brought forth by Sitchin, while at times seem outlandish on the surface, are no more so then believing in a one, true almighty being who made man from clay and woman from a rib, has...more
Sumeria is the father off all our civilization. Mankinds alphabet, vocabulary, legends and science. The Sumerians also had vwery advanced knowledge of astronomy. They were a civilized high point amongst a time of very primitive people. Too advanced to be explained away by such a term as evolution or natural growth. Te author uses Sumerian legend and the bible to figure it all out, in those works lies the key. The twelve Gods are present in Sumerian,Mesopatamian, Greek and Roman Lore.
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While many people look at Zecharia Sitchin as a kook who used questionable anthropology and archaeology as a way to sell "alien astronauts" as the basis of sentient life on earth, I find his works to be passionate and well informed studies of Sumerian lore. Even if you discount entirely the concept of the Annunaki as aliens, this series is still a masterful work of bringing some of the most ancient tales to modern man.
This book propagates the belief that life on earth originated from extraterrestrials who visited earth around 4000 BC in their fiery rockets (read spaceships).
The author explains in detail about ancient life in Sumer (considered to be the cradle of civilization) based on archeological finds and clay tablets.
The extraterrestrials called Nefilm are supposed to have descended to earth from the 12th Planet (orbiting the Sun) and taught laws, rules, and ways of life to earth’s inhabitants. These extr...more
The author explains in detail about ancient life in Sumer (considered to be the cradle of civilization) based on archeological finds and clay tablets.
The extraterrestrials called Nefilm are supposed to have descended to earth from the 12th Planet (orbiting the Sun) and taught laws, rules, and ways of life to earth’s inhabitants. These extr...more
This book has opened my eyes on several fronts. I always suspected that there was a connection between a lot of ancient civilizations. The book goes into enormous detail about the Sumerians, their writing, and their gods. The book explains the significance of the number 12 in the pantheon of ancient gods, and how this spread from one civilization to another through the ages. So all families of gods in Rome, Greece, Akkadia, Egypt, Babylon, and many others are direct representations of the panthe...more
Well I finished reading The 12th Planet and at the end of the ordeal I asked myself, "what the hell do I make of this." The 12th Planet certainly is different from a lot of other books out there.
This book is an interesting read if you read it as fiction. But as non-fiction, as it purported to be? I don't think so. I won't even attempt an explanation, as the premise of the book goes here and there, hither and thither, as the author attempts to connect the dots between disassociated subjects. The...more
This book is an interesting read if you read it as fiction. But as non-fiction, as it purported to be? I don't think so. I won't even attempt an explanation, as the premise of the book goes here and there, hither and thither, as the author attempts to connect the dots between disassociated subjects. The...more
An interesting book. The author takes all the relics- all the antiquities of history- all the religious texts- all the mythologies from Rome, Greece, Israel, India and Sumer.... and weaves them into an incredible tale about how earthlings came to be on the planet.
Some points are interesting- some points are plausible- and some points leave you scratching you head saying... huh... you've got to be kidding me.
I was about to put it down several times but kept with it through the end. The author ha...more
Some points are interesting- some points are plausible- and some points leave you scratching you head saying... huh... you've got to be kidding me.
I was about to put it down several times but kept with it through the end. The author ha...more
This is one of those hard books to really pin down - make no mistake, Sitchin is a nutcase of the highest order and his theories, whilst interesting, are about as far fetched as the notion that alien races come to earth every 3600 years to have a holiday. Then bugger off to their home planet to enjoy darkness and freezing temperatures so cold it'd make Pluto look like the Sahara.
But I admit I knew very little about Sumerian civilisation prior to reading this book and it did give me a very basic...more
But I admit I knew very little about Sumerian civilisation prior to reading this book and it did give me a very basic...more
Recommended by a friend after our Philosophy professor shared his interests about aliens in class.
Only read if you are into history or aliens. (By the way, I am not.)
It was interesting but I don't think a lot of people would understand the texts and theories presented. Actually, it was really overwhelming and some of the concepts contradicts each other. Moreover, it has a different take on the creation and man's origins so it would really make the reader question the history presented by the soc...more
Only read if you are into history or aliens. (By the way, I am not.)
It was interesting but I don't think a lot of people would understand the texts and theories presented. Actually, it was really overwhelming and some of the concepts contradicts each other. Moreover, it has a different take on the creation and man's origins so it would really make the reader question the history presented by the soc...more
The first book in Zecharia Sitchin's, the Earth Chronicles, remains as controversial today as in the year 1972 of its release. The author's fascinating claims of ancient astronaut visits to Earth, a twelfth planet in our solar system and the origin of the human species are incredible but supported by ancient texts discovered in Mesopotamia dating to circa 4000 BCE. Intertwining these ancient clay tablets, of which Sitchin could proudly claim the largest private collection thereof, with Biblical...more
Alright folks, as I've become interested in the idea behind Sitchin's outlandish sounding assertions, which I was introduced to through the show Ancient Aliens, I've become not really so much a believer, but excited by the idea that there is another creation theory out there, as opposed to evolution and creationism. I mean, why not consider it...half or more of the planet believe there's a white man in the sky making decisions about the most intimate details of our lives, why couldn't we have be...more
I had a discussion with a friend a few weeks before reading this about how you have to filter through what people tell you, and that half of it will be truth and half embellishment, so you need to decide which parts are believable for yourself. This book is a great example. There's a lot of interesting content, and some very intriguing theories, mixed in with some less interesting nonsense and bad interpretation. I would give it four stars if it were presented in a more organized or captivating...more
Sep 20, 2010
Kathy Davie
rated it
1 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
NO ONE
Shelves:
parallel-worlds
This was terrible. It starts off well enough---think Eric von Daniken's Chariot of the Gods. Makes you think. And then Stitchin takes off on hugely conflicting tangents. On the one hand, he claims that the 12th planet took x thousands of years to orbit through the solar system compared to one year for Earth and that's why so much could be accomplished on Earth with, as the Bible claims, people living or ruling for thousands of years. Then he goes on to claim that the Earth itself was created whe...more
Zachariah Sitchins books are detailed with actual translations of Ancient Cuniform (clay tablet) writings. They are Sumerian Writings , the language which brought about Aramaic, which in turn brought about Hebrew and Arabic. He is an Archeologist, and ancient script interpreter/translator. He delves into ancient texts, and clay tablet writtings, religious scriptures, artifacts, and drawings & visits museums, and sights of actual historical significance mentioned in various world scriptures,...more
Feb 25, 2012
Erik Graff
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
no one
Recommended to Erik by:
John Rhodes
Shelves:
religion
I read this on the recommendation of a friend, who, to his credit, later gave me a standard history of Sumerian civilization by means of which I was able to better evaluate some of Sitchin's outrageous claims.
Towards the end, it felt like he was beating a dead horse with slightly varying information that was basicly the same words in different sentancing.
however, the way that it opened, made the reader very comfortable. it was nice reading Sitchen's ideas about Ancient Aliens and the history of humanity, without getting "IT WAS ALIENS" shoveled down your throat. Sitchen presents the naritive of humanity, and then simply presents his evidence that Visitors from the stars were the gods in question who...more
however, the way that it opened, made the reader very comfortable. it was nice reading Sitchen's ideas about Ancient Aliens and the history of humanity, without getting "IT WAS ALIENS" shoveled down your throat. Sitchen presents the naritive of humanity, and then simply presents his evidence that Visitors from the stars were the gods in question who...more
Considering the book was published in 1976, I'm going to assume that Zecharia was completely faded on mind altering drugs. However since I love ancient Sumerian mythology, the stories in it are cool. when he trails off into talk of the dimensions of rocket ships and how they correlate with sumerian tablet depictions, he starts to get weird. However I should point out that I did start to notice in other depictions of artifacts in books and at the Museum of Natural History, that "GODS" depicted by...more
The 12th Planet explores an alternate theory of human history based on Sumerian and Biblical writings. There are two main themes that Zecharia Sitchen explores throughout his interpretation on these historical texts. The first is that the creation of Earth as we know it and the human race is a result of a mysterious 12th planet and its inhabitants, who adopted Earth as a 2nd home. The second theme is that modern day religions including those that incorporate Old Testament writings and other seem...more
Oct 09, 2010
Frank Revy
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommended to Frank by:
George Coghill
It will at the very least make you consider an alternative to the creationism vs. evolution debate.
Sitchin uses a lot of 'real' science and research to connect the dots of an alien race and invisible planet that has been here, and quite possibly genetically manipulated us into what we are today.
I read it about 15 years ago. So, it's a bit hazy. But it did influence my thinking for many years.
I still appreciate the book, but I like it more for providing a different perspective as opposed to an ab...more
Sitchin uses a lot of 'real' science and research to connect the dots of an alien race and invisible planet that has been here, and quite possibly genetically manipulated us into what we are today.
I read it about 15 years ago. So, it's a bit hazy. But it did influence my thinking for many years.
I still appreciate the book, but I like it more for providing a different perspective as opposed to an ab...more
The 12th Planet is book 1 of the Earth Chronicles series, and is on part astronomic theory, one part anthropology, one part linguistics, and one part fiction. Sitchin does an excellent job of putting forth his theory of where man originated, using the Old Testament, Ancient Akkadian, Mesopotamian, and Summerian Texts as his initial building blocks.
The first half of the book will draw those interested in early civilizations and languages, as well as theologists, deeply into the book. Everyone e...more
The first half of the book will draw those interested in early civilizations and languages, as well as theologists, deeply into the book. Everyone e...more
This is a good book and could easily rewrite history. For some people, they always like to use this book as a tool to show how correct the bible is. I don't see it this way, it shows you had badly the King James version of the bible grossly mistranslates the old scrolls or tablets/cuneiform writings.
Actually, the bible is nearly a straight out plagiarism of Egyptology right out of the "Book of the Dead" that dates back thousand of years before Christ supposedly existed.
I have not read one revie...more
Jun 21, 2008
Bruce Santucci
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone
Recommended to Bruce by:
no-one
Zechariah Sitchin's research,studies and publications (including this book) have given me a whole new paradigm through which to view the history of the creation and development of mankind on the Earth.
The history I learned in school never did feel right to me. I have always felt there was much more to learn; much more I wasn't being told.
The 12th Planet helped me put into perspective our history and made it all fit together better. The Book uses evidence from ancient civilizations and events as...more
The history I learned in school never did feel right to me. I have always felt there was much more to learn; much more I wasn't being told.
The 12th Planet helped me put into perspective our history and made it all fit together better. The Book uses evidence from ancient civilizations and events as...more
This book takes a concept with a very far reach and makes it appear to be a mere step.
The amount of info can be a bit overwhelming and like many have already stated it's a bit dry so tend t day dream on the things that tickle the mind. Then I find I have to go back and re-read; much like the text books of my college days. Some of the ideas are waaay out there but the info on ancient Sumaria is fascinating and quite informative for someone who is developing a character who is 4000 years old.
If yo...more
The amount of info can be a bit overwhelming and like many have already stated it's a bit dry so tend t day dream on the things that tickle the mind. Then I find I have to go back and re-read; much like the text books of my college days. Some of the ideas are waaay out there but the info on ancient Sumaria is fascinating and quite informative for someone who is developing a character who is 4000 years old.
If yo...more
An absolute must-read. Sitchin spent over 30 years studying and translating the Sumerian writing known as cuneiform. These tablets tell a story one would never expect from an ancient civilization. This is a fascinating and compelling story of a yet undiscovered planet in our solar system, the inhabitants of which were intimately involved in our creation and progression through history. Sound crazy? Of course it does. Decide for yourself and read the book. You'll never see the world the same way...more
The opening book of the epic Earth Chronicles lays out some serious cosmogony of our solar system, based on Sumerian texts and interesting conjecture.
Look people, its not science. And its not "bullshit," there are books that lie in between that spectrum and this is one of them. You can categorically disagree with everything Sitchin comes up with, but he really is not a loon, or crazy, and he is especially not a bad scholar.
Read the books for fun, pause and reflect on how odd and meaningless a lo...more
Look people, its not science. And its not "bullshit," there are books that lie in between that spectrum and this is one of them. You can categorically disagree with everything Sitchin comes up with, but he really is not a loon, or crazy, and he is especially not a bad scholar.
Read the books for fun, pause and reflect on how odd and meaningless a lo...more
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Sitchin was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and was raised in Palestine. He acquired some knowledge of modern and ancient Hebrew, other Semitic and European languages, the Torah, and the history and archeology of the Near East.
Sitchin graduated from the London School of Economics, University of London, majoring in economic history.
A journalist and editor in Israel for many years, he now lives and writ...more
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Sitchin graduated from the London School of Economics, University of London, majoring in economic history.
A journalist and editor in Israel for many years, he now lives and writ...more
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