Zecharia Sitchin (1920-2010) was born in Russia and grew up 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 with a degree in economic history, he worked as a journalist and editor for many years prior to undertaking his life’s work--The Earth Chronicles.

• Foreword 1. The Host of Heaven 2. It Came from Outer Space 3. In the Beginning 4. The Messengers of Genesis 5. Gaia: The Cleaved Planet 6. Witness to Genesis 7. The Seed of Life 8. The Adam: A Slave Made to Order 9. The Mother Called Eve 10. When Wisdom Was Lowered from Heaven 11. A Space Base on Mars 12. Phobos: Malfunction of Star Wars Incident? 13. In Secret Anticipation Index

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