Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind

Supernatural

FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS meets Carlos Castaneda in the most exciting development in alternative history for over a decade.

From the bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods, and creator of the explosive Netflix series, Ancient Apocalypse 
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'Supernatural: of or relating to things that cannot be explained according to natural laws.' 
 
'As gripping as any thriller' New Statesman 
'Provocative and fascinating' Daily Mail 
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Less than 50,000 years ago mankind had no art, no religion, no sophisticated symbolism, no innovative thinking. Then, in a dramatic and electrifying change, described by scientists as "the greatest riddle in human history", all the skills and qualities that we value most highly in ourselves appeared already fully formed, as though bestowed on us by hidden powers. Graham Hancock sets out to investigate this mysterious "before-and-after moment" and to discover the truth about the influences that gave birth to the modern human mind. 
 
His quest takes him on a journey of adventure from the stunningly beautiful painted caves of prehistoric France, Spain and Italy to remote rock shelters in the mountains of South Africa where he finds a treasure trove of extraordinary Stone Age art, ending in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, where he drinks the powerful plant hallucinogen Ayahuasca with Indian shamans, whose paintings contain images of "supernatural beings" identical to the animal-human hybrids depicted in prehistoric caves and rock shelters. 
 
Could these "supernaturals" be the ancient teachers of mankind? And is human evolution in fact more purposeful and intelligent that we have barely even begun to understand? 
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'A welcome exploration and celebration of the mystery inside our skulls' Guardian 
 
'Extraordinary' Daily Express 
 
'Intelligent and articulate . . . his writing is as expert as you would expect from an esteemed international correspondent' Scotsman 
 
'Hancock's most important book . . . Quite stunning' Independent

Hancock's most important book . . . Quite stunning

Hancock's work is a welcome exploration and celebration of the mystery inside our skulls

Hancock is intelligent and articulate and his writing is as expert as you would expect from an esteemed international correspondent

Graham Hancock is the author of the major international bestsellers The Sign and The Seal, Fingerprints of the Godsand Heaven's Mirror. His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages. His public lectures and TV appearances, including the three-hour series Quest For The Lost Civilization, have put his ideas before audiences of tens of millions. He has become recognized as an unconventional thinker who raises legitimate questions about humanity's history and prehistory and offers an increasingly popular view of our shared history.

"Supernatural: of or relating to things that cannot be explained according to natural laws." 
 
Less than 50,000 years ago mankind had no art, no religion, no sophisticated symbolism, no innovative thinking. Then, in a dramatic and electrifying change, described by scientists as "the greatest riddle in human history", all the skills and qualities that we value most highly in ourselves appeared already fully formed, as though bestowed on us by hidden powers. 
 
In Supernatural Graham Hancock sets out to investigate this mysterious "before-and-after moment" and to discover the truth about the influences that gave birth to the modern human mind. 
His quest takes him on a journey of adventure and detection from the stunningly beautiful painted caves of prehistoric France, Spain and Italy to remote rock shelters in the mountains of South Africa where he finds a treasure trove of extraordinary Stone Age art. 
 
He uncovers clues that lead him to travel to the depths of the Amazon rainforest to drink the powerful plant hallucinogen Ayahuasca with Indian shamans, whose paintings contain images of "supernatural beings" identical to the animal-human hybrids depicted in prehistoric caves and rock shelters. And hallucinogens such as mescaline, also produce visionary encounters with exactly the same beings. Scientists at the cutting edge of consciousness research have begun to consider the possibility that such hallucinations may be real perceptions of other "dimensions". 
 
Could the "supernaturals" first depicted in the painted caves and rock shelters be the ancient teachers of mankind? Could it be that human evolution is not just the "blind", "meaningless" process that Darwin identified, but something else, more purposive and intelligent, that we have barely even begun to understand?

The International Bestseller From the Creator of Netflix’s ‘Ancient Apocalypse’.

Fingerprints Of The Gods

Investigative journalist and bestselling author of controversial history books, including bestseller The Sign and the Seal, uncovers the evidence of Earth's lost civilisation.

THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING SENSATION THAT TURNED HISTORY ON ITS HEAD, FROM THE CREATOR OF NETFLIX'S ANCIENT APOCALYPSE, STARRING KEANU REEVES 
 
'One of the intellectual landmarks of the decade' Literary Review 
'Readers will hugely enjoy their quest in these pages of inspired storytelling' Times 
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A revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of readers throughout the world to change their preconceptions about the origins of modern society. 
 
An intellectual detective story, this unique history book directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain. 
 
This groundbreaking evidence includes: 
· Accurate ancient maps that show the world as it last looked during the Ice Age, thousands of years before any civilisation capable of making such maps is supposed to have existed. 
· Evidence of the devastating scientific and astronomical information encoded into prehistoric myths. 
· The incredible construction of the great pyramids of Egypt and of megalithic temples on the Giza plateau. 
· The mysterious astronomical alignments of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx. 
· The megalithic temples of the Andes. 
· The myths of Viracocha and Quetzalcoatl. 
· The pyramids of the Sun and the Moon in Mexico. 
· The doomsday calendar and eerie memories of the ancient Maya. 
· The warning from the Hopi of Arizona. 
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'Hancock's sweep through the ancient world is arresting and audacious' Daily Mail 
 
'Hancock has invented a new genre: an intellectual whodunit by a do-it-yourself sleuth with whom we can all identify' Guardian 
 
'Part travelogue, part sensation, part unravelling, a fascinating story' Catholic Herald 
 
(Part one of a trilogy, followed by MAGICIANS OF THE GODS and AMERICA BEFORE)

Hancock challenges orthodox history with extraordinary theories of a vanished early civilisation destroyed by a cataclysm... However heretical his arguments, his sweep through the ancient world is arresting and audacious

Graham Hancock is the author of the major international bestsellers The Sign and The Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods and Heaven's Mirror. His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages. He is an extremely successful investigative journalist, having been Editor of Condé Nast's Traveller magazine and East Africa Correspondent for the Economist. His public lectures and TV appearances, including the three-hour series Quest For The Lost Civilization, have put his religious and historical theories before audiences of tens of millions. He has become recognized as an unconventional thinker who raises legitimate questions about humanity's history, religion and prehistory and offers an increasingly popular challenge to the entrenched views of orthodox scholars.

THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING SENSATION THAT TURNED HISTORY ON ITS HEAD 
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A revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of readers throughout the world to change their preconceptions about the origins of modern society. 
 
An intellectual detective story, this unique history book directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain. 
 
This groundbreaking evidence includes: 
· Accurate ancient maps that show the world as it last looked during the Ice Age, thousands of years before any civilisation capable of making such maps is supposed to have existed. 
· Evidence of the devastating scientific and astronomical information encoded into prehistoric myths. 
· The incredible construction of the great pyramids of Egypt and of megalithic temples on the Giza plateau. 
· The mysterious astronomical alignments of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx. 
· The megalithic temples of the Andes. 
· The myths of Viracocha and Quetzalcoatl. 
· The pyramids of the Sun and the Moon in Mexico. 
· The doomsday calendar and eerie memories of the ancient Maya. 
· The warning from the Hopi of Arizona. 
 
Part one of a trilogy, followed by MAGICIANS OF THE GODS and AMERICA BEFORE

Keeper Of Genesis

The new book from the authors of the bestselling historical and scientific detective books, The Orion Mystery and Fingerprints of the Gods.

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHORS OF FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS AND THE ORION MYSTERY 
 
'An exciting book . . . deservedly a bestseller' SPECTATOR 
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In Keeper of Genesis, Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval present a tour de force of historical and scientific detective work: 
 
· When and where did history begin? 
· When was the genesis of civilisation in Egypt? 
· How and why were the Great Sphinx and the three pyramids of Giza designed to serve as parts of an immense three-dimensional model of the sky of 'First Time'? 
· What is contained in the rectangular chamber that seismic surveys have located in the bedrock far below the paws of the sphinx? 
· What lies behind the mysterious doors recently discovered at the end of a previously unexplored shaft inside the Great Pyramid? 
· Does mankind have a rendezvous with destiny - a rendezvous not in the future, but in the distant past - at a precise place and time? 
 
Using sophisticated computer simulations of the ancient skies to crack the millennial code that the monuments transcribe, Bauval and Hancock set out a startling new theory of the Pyramid Texts and other archaic Egyptian scriptures. 
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'Reads like a detective story, with the reader enthusiastically trying to outguess the writers' Literary Review 
 
'Start the book in the early evening and continue uninterrupted till you complete it in the small house. The effect is wonderful . . . Your entire world view has been shifted a hundred yards . . . You fall asleep thinking that nothing will ever be the same again' Sunday Telegraph

The book reads like a detective story, with the reader enthusiastically trying to outguess the writers

Keeper of Genesis is an exciting book, highly topical and deservedly a best-seller

The trick is to keep reading. Start the book in the early evening and continue uninterrupted until you complete it in the small hours. The effect is wonderful... Your entire world view has been shifted a hundred yards to the right. You fall asleep thinking that nothing will ever be the same again

Adrian Gilbert is the author and independent publishing consultant. In 1991 he set up Solos Press, a small publishers specialising in Christian Mysticism, Gnosticism and the Hermetic tradition of Egypt. He has been researching Ancient Egypt for over twenty years and regards the discoveries contained in The Orion Mystery as crucial to our understanding of the pyramid age. 
 
Robert Bauval was born in Egypt in 1948. A construction engineer, his interest in Egyptology is long standing, having lived in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East for much of his life. In the 1980s he developed a line of study linking the pyramids and the so-called Pyramid Texts with astronomy. He has published several papers on this subject and his findings have been presented at the British Museum. His is the co-author of three international bestsellers: The Orion Mystery and Keeper of Genesis and more recently The Secret Chamber.

In Keeper of Genesis, Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock present a tour de force of historical and scientific detective work and answer the following questions: 
 
When and where did history begin? 
 
When was the genesis of civilisation in Egypt? 
 
How and why were the Great Sphinx and the three pyramids of Giza designed to serve as parts of an immense three-dimensional model of the sky of 'First Time'? 
 
What is contained in the rectangular chamber that seismic surveys have located in the bedrock far below the paws of the sphinx? 
 
What lies behind the mysterious doors recently discovered at the end of a previously unexplored shaft inside the Great Pyramid? 
 
And does mankind have a rendezvous with destiny - a rendezvous not in the future, but in the distant past - at a precise place and time? 
 
Using sophisticated computer simulations of the ancient skies to crack the millenial code that the monuments transcribe, Bauval and Hancock set out a startling new theory concerning the Pyramid Texts and other archaic Egyptian scriptures.

The Sign And The Seal

A gripping religious historical conspiracy thriller from the bestselling author of investigative history book Fingerprints of the Gods. This controversial book establishes Hancock as a leading voice in the popular genre of religious theory. Perfect for fans of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS AND CREATOR OF NETFLIX'S ANCIENT APOCALYPSE 
 
'Nail-biting' SUNDAY EXPRESS 
'An intellectual whodunit by a do-it-yourself sleuth' GUARDIAN 
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The greatest secret of the last 3000 years is about to be shattered. 
 
After nine years investigating the exact location of the ultimate religious icon, the Ark of the Covenant, British researcher and investigative journalist Graham Hancock reveals his status-quo shattering discoveries. 
 
Part true adventure and part travel book, this gripping piece of historical research challenges society's principal religious preconceptions and takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride through ancient history. 
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'It should cause widespread discussion, and it deserves to' Daily Telegraph 
 
'Eat your heart out, Harrison Ford' Gerald Seymour 
 
'Highly readable' The Times

Hancock's book will probably be as popular as the Raider's film. Added to the Holy Grail excitement of his quest, he has invented a new genre: an intellectual whodunnit by a do-it-yourself sleuth

It should cause widespread discussion and it deserves to

Graham Hancock is the author of the major international bestsellers The Sign and the Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods and Heaven's Mirror. His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages. He is an extremely successful investigative journalist, having been Editor of Condé Nast's Traveller magazine and East Africa Correspondent for the Economist. His public lectures and TV appearances, including the three-hour series Quest for the Lost Civilization, have put his religious and historical theories before audiences of tens of millions. He has become recognized as an unconventional thinker who raises legitimate questions about humanity's history, religion and prehistory and offers an increasingly popular challenge to the entrenched views of orthodox scholars.

Graham Hancock

As mankind faces its deadliest battle, two young women must unite to prevent the forces of evil destroying the world as we know it. But theirs is no ordinary alliance, for these two women live at opposite ends of history, until fate brings them together and their destinies are inextricably intertwined. 
 
Leoni, a troubled teen from 21st Century Los Angeles, finds everything she's ever known thrown into disarray when a drug overdose catapults her into a parallel dimension.There she meets Ria, who is also suspended on the edge of time. Ria's world is violent and desolate in a way Leoni has never experienced - but only together can they stop the powerful demon Sulpa, the Eater of Souls.The embodiment of pure evil, Sulpa is preparing to perpetrate one final, horrific act of unspeakable wickedness, after which nothing will be able to stand in the way of his ultimate goal: the annihilation of mankind. Only Leoni and Ria can stop him...

Graham Hancock

Books by Graham Hancock

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