Vychádzajúc z najnovšieho stavu techniky, dopĺňa autor svoje tvrdenia, ktorými pred desaťročiami šokoval svet. Vedci a technici dnes plánujú život po roku 2100 - v kozme majú fungovať obývané mestá so všetkým, čo k životu patrí - čím sa vyriešia otázky životného prostredia na Zemi aj doplnenie vyčerpaných zásob. Autor však tvrdí, že všetko, čo dnes vzniká na rysovacích doskách a pripravuje sa v laboratóriách, existovalo už pred mnohými tisícročiami. K porovnaniu dnešnej techniky s kozmickou technológiou mimozemšťanov podnietila Dänikena jeho návšteva v prísne stráženom SPACE COMMAND, americkom vesmírnom stredisku, kde sa podrobne sledujú celé kontinenty, registruje sa každý atómový pokus i každý štart rakety.
Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (1935–2026) was a Swiss author of several pseudoscientific books which made claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968. Däniken was one of the main figures responsible for popularizing the "paleo-contact" and ancient astronauts hypotheses.
The ideas put forth in his books are rejected by virtually all scientists and academics, who categorize his work as pseudohistory, pseudoarchaeology, and pseudoscience. Early in his career, he was convicted and served time for several counts of fraud or embezzlement, and wrote one of his books in prison.
This is the last Däniken book I've read. Unlike the previous two I got my hands on and hastily swallowed, this one just seemed to repeat what he'd been saying all the time. Worse than that, it felt like he needed to justify himself, for what reason I don't know. His followers accept him anyway, and those who don't won't be convinced with more of the same reasoning.