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Magicians of the Gods

The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilisation

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Magicians of the Gods

By: Graham Hancock
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Graham Hancock's multimillion best seller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for Earth's lost civilization. Twenty years on, Hancock returns with the sequel to his seminal work filled with completely new scientific and archaeological evidence which has only recently come to light....

Near the end of the last Ice Age 12,800 years ago, a giant comet that had entered the solar system from deep space thousands of years earlier broke into multiple fragments. Some of these struck the Earth, causing a global cataclysm on a scale unseen since the extinction of the dinosaurs. At least eight of the fragments hit the North American ice cap while further fragments hit the Northern European ice cap. The impacts, from comet fragments a mile wide approaching at more than 60,000 miles an hour, generated huge amounts of heat which instantly liquidized millions of square kilometers of ice, destabilizing the Earth's crust and causing the global deluge that is remembered in myths all around the world.

A second series of impacts, equally devastating, causing further cataclysmic flooding, occurred 11,600 years ago, the exact date that Plato gave for the destruction and submergence of Atlantis. The evidence revealed in this book shows beyond reasonable doubt that an advanced civilization that flourished during the Ice Age was destroyed in the global cataclysms between 12,800 and 11,600 years ago. But there were survivors - known to later cultures by names such as 'the Sages', 'the Magicians', 'the Shining Ones', and 'the Mystery Teachers of Heaven'. They travelled the world in their great ships, doing all in their power to keep the spark of civilization burning. They settled at key locations - Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, Baalbek in Lebanon, Giza in Egypt, ancient Sumer, Mexico, Peru, and across the Pacific, where a huge pyramid has recently been discovered in Indonesia.

Everywhere they went these 'Magicians of the Gods' brought with them the memory of a time when mankind had fallen out of harmony with the universe and paid a heavy price. A memory and a warning to the future...

For the comet that wrought such destruction between 12,800 and 11,600 years may not be done with us yet. Astronomers believe that a 20-mile wide 'dark' fragment of the original giant comet remains hidden within its debris stream and threatens the Earth. An astronomical message encoded at Gobekli Tepe, and in the Sphinx and the pyramids of Egypt, warns that the 'Great Return' will occur in our time....

©2015 Graham Hancock (P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton
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Editorial reviews

"A great yarn...[Hancock] is a writer with a first-rate feel for colour and ambience..." ( Sunday Times)
"Hancock's book is an absorbing big-picture analysis as well as a cautionary tale." ( Nexus Magazine)

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loved it.

loved it, the man is articulate and has an amazing mind recommend to anyone and everyone

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Highly enjoyable read.

It's great to read a book by a man who is unbounded by the fears of what their peers might say - and has more freedom and style because of it. He is intelligent, dedicated and honest without that pride, ego and frankly - pettiness that stifles many scientists etc. Love this guy, he cares only about the truth.

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Asks the right questions and makes a good case

The author ever tries to style himself as some great researcher, but merely a man asking relive the questions to things people don’t normally think about, while keeping the information as secular as possible

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GH is the don

One of the best books I’ve ever come across. Graham Hancock is a legend who should be cherished

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2030 here we come

in pending doom with facts to back up the theorys as well as evidence of suppression of information

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answered questions i didn't know i wanted to ask!

This book and Graham's voice keep you interested and sitting on the edge of your seat with a flourish of new ideas and uprooted old ones. has make me want to buy a house in the hills

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Recommended

Entertaining and easily accessible. Must recommend for most.
I take exception to your minimum word limit for reviews audible!

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Terrifically eye opening!

Truly great piece by Graham. Thoroughly researched and convincingly structured. Jaw dropping revelations and a delight to be read by the man himself.

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perfect! an absolute masterpiece!

Once again Graham nails it! A true visionary of modern times and someone that I think will be truly recognised in future times.

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absolutely amazing

Graham Handcock, I admire your work, and I am now a huge fan ! bring on the rest of your books. thank you for your hard efforts in this line of work. I loved every piece of fhos book and your compelling arguments! I hope to meet you one day so I can thank you in person!

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