"Who wrote the cult books called ""Chariots of the Gods"" and ""Return to the Stars""?"
"aliens to be supernatural and the aliens themselves to be gods. Von Däniken asks if the oral and literal traditions of most religions contain references to visitors from stars and vehicles traveling through air and space. These, he says, should be interpreted as literal descriptions which have changed during the passage of time and become more obscure. Examples include Ezekiel's vision of the angels and the wheels, which Von Däniken interprets as a description of a spacecraft, the Ark of the Covenant, which is explained as a communication device with an alien race, and the destruction of Sodom by fire"
"To the Stars (trilogy) The To the Stars trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by Harry Harrison, first published in 1980 (""Homeworld"") and 1981 (""Wheelworld"" and ""Starworld""). The three books were re-published in an omnibus edition in 1991. Homeworld presents a dystopian world some centuries in the future; in response to the depletion of the world's natural resources and resulting social and environmental collapse, a ruthless totalitarian oligarchy has emerged, ruling over both Earth and the interstellar colonies that have been established. The novel introduces the protagonist of the series, Jan Kulozik, an engineer and member of his"
"Erich von Däniken Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (; ; born 14 April 1935) is a Swiss author of several books which make claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling ""Chariots of the Gods?"", published in 1968. Von Däniken is one of the main figures responsible for popularizing the ""paleo-contact"" and ancient astronauts hypotheses. The ideas put forth in his books are rejected by a majority of scientists and academics, who categorize his work as pseudohistory, pseudoarchaeology, and pseudoscience. Early in his career, he was convicted and served time for several counts of fraud or embezzlement,"
"both Hubbard and The Church of Scientology have made claims that he worked on a number of other Hollywood projects, there is no independently verifiable evidence to support this. This is a partial list of Hubbard’s published works of fiction. Included are Fear, To the Stars, Final Blackout and Typewriter in the Sky, which were published in 1940 and reprinted numerous times. To the Stars was published in Astounding Science Fiction magazine in 1950. Hubbard had a total of 235 works of fiction published. Reprinted titles, reprinted by publisher Galaxy Press, include The Iron Duke, Hostage to Death, Cargo of"
"Return from the Stars Return from the Stars () is a science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem. Written in 1961, it is the story of a cosmonaut returning to his homeworld, Earth, and finding it a completely different place. The novel touches among the ideas of social alienation, culture shock and dystopia. It was first translated into English in 1980 by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson. The novel tells the story of an astronaut, Hal Bregg, who returns to Earth after a 127-year mission to Fomalhaut. Due to time dilation, the mission has lasted only 10 years for"
"fantasy. After the series' success, Kearney was able to return to his original plan in his current series, The Sea-Beggars, which starts with ""The Mark of Ran"" (2005) and continues with ""The Stars We Sail By"" (2006). The Monarchies series is published by Ace Books in the USA and by Victor Gollancz Ltd in the UK, although some of the volumes are now out of print. In fall 2010, Solaris Books has reissued the series in two volumes, Hawkwood and the Kings and Century of Soldier. Monarchies of God The Monarchies of God is an epic fantasy series written by"
"of the Worlds"" starring Scientologist Tom Cruise. Emerson noted that some critics drew parallels between ""War of the Worlds"" and Scientology mythology. In a January 2008 article in ""Frankfurter Rundschau,"" Christian Schlüter commented on the screenplay and recounted the Xenu story. Schlüter wrote that the Scientology mythology was appropriate for cinema and fit into the environment of Hollywood. Revolt in the Stars Revolt in the Stars is a science fiction film screenplay written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard in 1977. It tells the space opera story of how an evil galactic dictator, named Xenu, massacres many of his subjects"
"To the Stars (album) To the Stars is an album by American jazz fusion group the Chick Corea Elektric Band, released on August 24, 2004 by Stretch Records. Jazz musician Chick Corea, a longtime member of the Church of Scientology, was inspired by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's science fiction 1954 novel ""To the Stars"". Hubbard's book tells the story of an interstellar crew which experiences the effects of time dilation due to traveling at near light speed. A few days experienced by the ship's crew could amount to hundreds of years for their friends and family back on Earth."
"book cover of the first edition of ""Return to Tomorrow"". To the Stars (novel) To the Stars is a science fiction novel by American writer L. Ron Hubbard. The novel's story is set in a dystopian future, and chronicles the experiences of protagonist Alan Corday aboard a starship called the ""Hound of Heaven"" as he copes with the travails of time dilation from traveling at near light speed. Corday is kidnapped by the ship's captain and forced to become a member of their crew, and when he next returns to Earth his fiancee has aged and barely remembers him. He"
"Revolt in the Stars Revolt in the Stars is a science fiction film screenplay written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard in 1977. It tells the space opera story of how an evil galactic dictator, named Xenu, massacres many of his subjects by transporting them to Earth and killing them with atomic bombs. L. Ron Hubbard had already presented this story to his followers, as a true account of events that happened 75 million years ago, in a secret level of Scientology scripture called Operating Thetan, Level III. The screenplay was promoted around Hollywood circles in 1979, but attempts at"
"while ""Return to the Stars"" is a fix-up of four stories: ""Kingdoms of the Stars"", ""The Shores of Infinity"", ""The Broken Stars"" and ""The Horror from the Magellanic"". A crossover between this universe and Brackett's, ""Stark and the Star Kings"", was released in 2005, having originally been submitted to ""The Last Dangerous Visions"". Two further stories in the same universe, ""The Star Hunter"" (1958) and ""The Tattooed Man"" (1957), were reissued in 2014 as ""The Last of the Star Kings"". Interstellar adventure with mercenary Morgan Chane. In 2009, Haffner Press released the first two books in a program to collect"
"Twilight of the Gods (Bulis novel) ""Not to be confused with another Virgin published ""Doctor Who"" spin-off under the same title, Twilight of the Gods."" Twilight of the Gods is an original novel written by Christopher Bulis and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". The novel features the Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria. It is a sequel to the 1965 serial ""The Web Planet"". Much time has passed since the Doctor's first visit to the Web Planet, and he returns to find a very different world: it's in the middle of an interplanetary war between"
"of the Gods?"" (German ""Erinnerungen an die Zukunft"", which literally translated is ""Memories of the Future""), working on the manuscript late at night after the hotel's guests had retired. The draft of the book was turned down by several publishers. Econ Verlag (now part of Ullstein Verlag) was willing to publish the book after a complete reworking by a professional author, , who used the pseudonym of Wilhelm Roggersdorf. Utermann was a former ""Schriftleiter"" of ""Völkischer Beobachter"" and had been a Nazi bestselling author. The re-write of ""Chariots of the Gods?"" was accepted for publication early in 1967, but not"
"The City and the Stars The City and the Stars is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1956. This novel is a complete rewrite of his earlier ""Against the Fall of Night"", which was Clarke's first novel, and was published in ""Startling Stories"" magazine in 1948, after John W. Campbell, Jr., editor of ""Astounding Science-Fiction"", had rejected it, according to Clarke. Several years later, Clarke revised his novel extensively and renamed it ""The City and the Stars"". The new version was intended to showcase what he had learned about writing, and about information processing."
"less elliptic there would be no arctic twilight zone at all but polar nights and days of varying length, like on Earth. So it is hard to imagine the astronomic circumstances needed for Harrison's interesting plot. In Starworld, the final novel in the trilogy, an interstellar rebellion has overthrown the Earth Empire's control over the interstellar colonies. Kulozik returns to Earth from exile to attempt to spread the revolution to the mother planet itself. To the Stars (trilogy) The To the Stars trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by Harry Harrison, first published in 1980 (""Homeworld"") and 1981"
"Giants (series) The ""Giants"" series is a group of five science fiction novels by James P. Hogan, beginning with his first novel, 1977's ""Inherit the Stars"". Hogan revealed in the introduction to the omnibus edition ""The Two Moons"", that ""Inherit the Stars"" was inspired by a viewing of the film which he enjoyed until the ending. Complaining about what he saw as the confusing, effects-heavy conclusion at work afterwards, each of his colleagues bet him five pounds that he couldn't write and publish a science-fiction novel. The result was ""Inherit the Stars"", which was published by Del Rey Books in"
"To the Stars (novel) To the Stars is a science fiction novel by American writer L. Ron Hubbard. The novel's story is set in a dystopian future, and chronicles the experiences of protagonist Alan Corday aboard a starship called the ""Hound of Heaven"" as he copes with the travails of time dilation from traveling at near light speed. Corday is kidnapped by the ship's captain and forced to become a member of their crew, and when he next returns to Earth his fiancee has aged and barely remembers him. He becomes accustomed to life aboard the ship, and when the"
"Ian Doescher Ian (born 1977) is an American fiction writer, best known as the author of the plays in the ""William Shakespeare's Star Wars Trilogy"" series, """" (2013), ""The Empire Striketh Back"" (2014), and ""The Jedi Doth Return"" (2014), parodic retellings of George Lucas's ""Star Wars"" film trilogy (1977–1983) in blank verse and 16th-century style of William Shakespeare. Doescher has a B.A. in Music from Yale University, a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School, and a Ph.D. in Ethics from Union Theological Seminary. He lives with his wife and two children in Portland, Oregon. Doescher claims to be only"
"March to the Stars March to the Stars is the third novel in the science fiction series of the Empire of Man by David Weber and John Ringo. It tells the story of Prince Roger MacClintock and his remaining bodyguards of the Empress' Own Regiment who get marooned on the alien planet of Marduk due to an act of sabotage on their ship, and must continue fighting their way towards the planetary space port in order to get back home to Earth. The book appeared on the ""New York Times"" best seller list. Temu Jin is an undercover agent of"
"many of von Däniken's work. Young Earth creationist author Clifford A. Wilson published ""Crash Go the Chariots"" in 1972 in which he attempted to discredit all the claims made in ""Chariots of the Gods"". Zecharia Sitchin's series The Earth Chronicles, beginning with ""The 12th Planet"", revolves around Sitchin's unique interpretation of ancient Sumerian and Middle Eastern texts, megalithic sites, and artifacts from around the world. He hypothesizes that the gods of old Mesopotamia were astronauts from the planet ""Nibiru"", which Sitchin states the Sumerians believed to be a remote ""12th planet"" (counting the Sun, Moon, and Pluto as planets) associated"
"read ""Chariots of the Gods?"" by Erich von Däniken. The book made him think ""what if the star of Bethlehem was a space craft and what if there is a benevolent being or entity in the universe keeping an eye on the world and our foolish things that we do to each other?"" A fan of Irish poet William Butler Yeats, whose work ""The Second Coming"" avers that every 2,000 years or so there would be a major cataclysmic event happening, de Burgh saw the birth of Christ as ""such an event and then 2,000 years later there would be"
"Pauline Gedge Pauline Gedge (born December 11, 1945) is a Canadian novelist best known for her historical fiction novels, including the best-selling ""Child of the Morning"", ""The Eagle and the Raven"", her fantasy novel ""Stargate"", and her Egyptian trilogies, ""Lords of the Two Lands"" and ""The King’s Men"". She also writes science fiction, fantasy and horror. Her 13 novels have sold more than six million copies in 18 languages. Her first four novels were published with cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon. The Dillons almost never authorized their work for sale beyond that directly commissioned, but reproductions of their"
"Heir to the Empire Star Wars: Heir to the Empire is a 1991 ""Star Wars"" novel by Timothy Zahn, and the first book in the ""Thrawn"" trilogy. It reached #1 on the ""New York Times"" Best Seller list. ""Heir to the Empire"" is part of the ""Star Wars"" expanded universe, and takes place five years after the events of ""Return of the Jedi"". The Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, and driven out the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are"
"and ""Return to the Stars"" at least mentioned Charroux in the bibliography. Charroux's theories concerning Ancient Astronauts were criticised by French archaeologist Jean-Pierre Adam in 1975. His works have been described as pseudohistory. Some see his works as examples of Celticism. Celticism, similar to Nordicism, was a popular Nationalistic movement in France and Celtic countries in the early 20th century. He suggested in his book ""Lost Worlds: Scientific Secrets of the Ancients"", that the Mayans and ancient Peruvians were ancient Celtic migrants. According to Charroux, the candle stick of the Andes and the Nasca Lines were created by a pre-Celtic"
"Empire Strikes Back"", edited by Deborah Call, was published in 1980; and ""The Art of Return of the Jedi"" was published in 1983. In 2000, the ""Star Wars"" Prequel Trilogy began with the release of """", and corresponding books in ""The Art of Star Wars"" series were published. As in previous volumes, these books contain paintings, sketches, mock-ups, models and photos of scenes, buildings, costumes, characters, spacecraft and creatures, along with digitally mastered pictures. The books chart the progress of production from original gouache drawings to the three-dimensional models of spaceships. McQuarrie had retired by this stage, and the production"
"TIME, United Press International, Associated Press, B. Dalton's and Waldenbooks. According to Hubbard's literary agents, Author Services Inc., by June 1983 the book had sold 150,000 copies and earned $1.5 million. The book was adapted for film in 2000, and retains a cult status, despite bombing at the box office and being critically panned. As usual for Hollywood, the film adaptation made a number of deviations from the source material. To the Stars was first published in book format in 1954 under the title, Return to Tomorrow, it was first published in hardcover in 1975 under the same title. The"
"Star of the Guardians Star of the Guardians is a series of fantasy novels by Margaret Weis. The series consists of several volumes: Star of the Guardians is a series of four science fiction / space opera novels written by Margaret Weis without assistance from usual co-author Tracy Hickman. The original trilogy, ""The Lost King"", ""King's Test"", and ""King's Sacrifice"", concerns Dion's adventures and eventual rise to the throne. A few years later, Margaret Weis realized that, while Dion had achieved his goals, the main characters of the series (sundered lovers Sagan and Maigrey) had not achieved peace, and penned"
"the Stars"" by Raymond Jones, and ""Five Against Venus"" by Philip Latham. Later in the year a second group of five novels were added to the series: ""Sons of the Ocean Deeps"" by Bryce Walton, ""Mists of Dawn"" by Chad Oliver, ""Rocket Jockey"" by Phillip St. John, ""Islands in the Sky"" by Arthur Clarke, and ""Vault of the Ages"" by Poul Anderson. Each book was an original written especially for the Winston series, and marketed for the juvenile audience. Differing from static characters like Tom Swift and the Lucky Starr series the Winston heroes show dynamic growth and character development"
"the licensed ""Star Wars"" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film ""Star Wars"" were rebranded as ""Star Wars Legends"" and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. The Je'daii Order, precursors to the modern Jedi, studied and used both the light and dark sides of the Force equally. The preview issue of ""Dawn of the Jedi"" states that the Je'daii originated ten thousand years before the saga takes place (approximately 46,453 years BBY). They were more monk than warrior, and their capital was Tython in the Deep Core In novels set after the events of the film"
"dangerously high levels of Scientology'"", and that it ""drags some perfectly fine jazz musicians ... through conceptual purgatory"". Band members Additional personnel To the Stars (album) To the Stars is an album by American jazz fusion group the Chick Corea Elektric Band, released on August 24, 2004 by Stretch Records. Jazz musician Chick Corea, a longtime member of the Church of Scientology, was inspired by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's science fiction 1954 novel ""To the Stars"". Hubbard's book tells the story of an interstellar crew which experiences the effects of time dilation due to traveling at near light speed."
"Gene Wolfe Gene Rodman Wolfe (born May 7, 1931) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He is a prolific short-story writer and novelist and has won many science fiction and fantasy literary awards. Wolfe is most famous for ""The Book of the New Sun"" (four volumes, 1980–83), the first part of his Solar Cycle. In 1998, ""Locus"" magazine ranked it third-best fantasy novel before 1990 (after ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Hobbit"") based on a poll of subscribers"
"The Gods Return The Gods Return is the ninth and final book in the Lord of the Isles Saga by David Drake. It was published in 2008 by Tor Books; the third books of the Crown of the Isles. It follows the stories of Garric, Sharina, Cashel and Ilna in the newly changed world that was once the Isles and is now a great continent: the Land. Drake introduces the novel: ""The Isles have been more or less unified under Garric's rule, but the Change that created the continent has removed the old Gods of the Isles from reality and"
"Monarchies of God The Monarchies of God is an epic fantasy series written by Irish author Paul Kearney. This series was published between 1995 and 2002 in five volumes. The series is noteworthy for its ruthlessness in dispatching major characters, its large number of epic battles and its use of gunpowder and cannons. Kearney also has an extensive knowledge of sailing and uses this to inform his description of naval travel and combat. The series garnered critical praise and numbers fantasy author Steven Erikson among its fans as he mentions in an interview with Neil Walsh, May 2000. The series"