"BRILLIANT AND EXPLOSIVE" -- Erich von Daniken Since earliest times, humanity has pondered the incomprehensible mysteries of the universe, life... and the afterlife. Was there somewhere on Earth where, after death, mortal man could join the immortal Gods? Where was this place? By whom was it established? And does it still exist today? After years of painstaking research -- combining recent archaeological discoveries with ancient texts and artifacts -- noted scholar Zecharia Sitchin has identified the legendary Land of the Gods...and provides astounding new revelations about the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and other mysterious monuments whose true meanings and purposes have been lost for eons. THE EARTH CHRONICLES THE 12TH PLANET THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN THE WARS OF GODS AND MEN THE LOST REALMS AND THE REMARKABLE COMPANION VOLUME GENESIS REVISITED ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS, DIAGRAMS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS