THE ANUNNAKI INDEX

Sitchin, Zecharia (1920–2010)

The Earth Chronicles Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to the Seven Books of The Earth Chronicles [Ancient-Astronaut]

Rochester, Vermont: Bear & Company, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. THE GUIDEBOOK TO AN ANCIENT MYSTERY
Created as the definitive companion to Zecharia Sitchin's bestselling Earth Chronicles series, this substantial reference volume organizes and explains the people, places, myths, deities, archaeological sites, and historical theories developed across more than three decades of the author's work.

Arranged alphabetically and extensively cross-referenced, the handbook presents concise entries covering Mesopotamian mythology, biblical traditions, ancient Egypt, lost civilizations, astronomical theories, and the Anunnaki narrative that made Sitchin one of the most widely read figures in alternative archaeology. Whether approached as speculative history, comparative mythology, or a cultural publishing phenomenon, the volume serves as the central reference work for the entire Earth Chronicles corpus.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Publisher's red paper-covered boards lettered in gilt. Octavo; approximately 9 inches tall. 336 pages. Printed in double-column format with extensive cross-references and index. Issued without illustrations beyond textual reference material.

CONDITION: A Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. A New Giftable Book. Unread.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —
Few writers did more to popularize ancient-astronaut theories than Zecharia Sitchin. Beginning with The 12th Planet in 1976, his books reached a global audience and helped shape modern alternative-history publishing.

While rejected by mainstream Assyriologists and archaeologists, Sitchin's interpretations of Mesopotamian texts became enormously influential within popular culture, inspiring documentaries, television programs, speculative-history writers, and generations of readers interested in ancient mysteries and lost civilizations.

This handbook represents the capstone reference volume to the series, condensing the author's extensive mythological, archaeological, and cosmological framework into a single research tool.

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS —
+++ Comprehensive companion volume to the complete Earth Chronicles series.
+++ Alphabetical encyclopedia of names, places, myths, and theories.
+++ Extensive coverage of Mesopotamian and biblical traditions.
+++ Reference guide to Sitchin's Anunnaki and Nibiru interpretations.
+++ Useful entry point into one of the most influential alternative-history. publishing phenomena of the late twentieth century.
+++ Capstone volume summarizing decades of the author's research and theories.

SUBJECTS: Zecharia Sitchin, Earth Chronicles Series, Ancient Astronaut Theory, Anunnaki, Mesopotamia, Sumerian Mythology, Alternative History, Lost Civilizations, Ancient Egypt, Biblical Archaeology, Comparative Mythology, Nibiru, Alternative Archaeology; Ancient Civilizations; Mythology; Comparative Religion; Reference.

Item #22074
ISBN: 9781591431015

Price: $34.00