The Lost Realms (Earth Chronicles, #4) by Zecharia Sitchin

The Lost Realms (Earth Chronicles, #4) Reviews

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  JJ

  Sitchin’s The Lost Realms, the fourth book in the Revolutionary Earth Chronicle series is another amazing read from the seven book series. Sitchin integrates archaeological, mythological, and textual evidence exposing associations’ between ancient Mesopotamia and prehistoric Mesoamerica- associations’ that reveal the Pyramids and “cities of the gods” in prehistoric Mexico, the Mayan mastery of astronomy, the secrets of the Olmec calendar, and the existence of the hoariest metropolis in the Americas on the shores of Lake Titicaca. He exquisitely displays how the main Mesoamerican god, Quetzalcoatl was actually the Egyptian god, Thoth. Frustrated in his effort to assume supremacy in civilized Sumer, Marduk/Ra seized upon the granting of civilization to the Egyptians to return to that land and reclaim its lordship from his brother Thoth. Now Thoth found himself a god without a people; accompanied by some his faithful followers he chose an abode in the New Realms-in Mesoamerica. The links between the ancient Near East and prehistoric Mesoamerica are simply stunning. I gave this book a 3 due to a few slow chapters, not as captivating as book I and Book III but I still thoroughly enjoyed the evidence and connections of Mesoamerica with the ancient Near East.
  
  I recommend reading this book with an open-mind and let go of any tendencies to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses –confirmation bias.
  
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  Aaron Meyer

  Another very interesting book. There is so much to think about after reading this. Even if you disregard the annunaki and just consider the historical and linguistic evidence as well as the mythological tales, the fact is there is definitely something to this and the status quo of the academic world just doesn't want to accept it because it will not fit their preconceived notions of how the world is. How sad. Am definitely looking forward to the next and final volume.
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  Emerald

  Interesting read and theory.
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  Matt

  Any contact between the “old world” and the “new world” before Columbus—besides the Norse—has been font of speculation writers for decades if not centuries, but what if contact was orchestrated by an otherworldly source? The Lost Realms is the fourth book by Zecharia Sitchin in his The Earth Chronicles as he explores Mesoamerican and South American structures, hieroglyphics, and oral histories in conjunction with the same from Sumer to reveal their connection.
  
  Beginning with the Spanish arrival in the Americas, Sitchin recounts their wonder at the structures and the treasures of the cultures they encountered, plundered, and destroyed in their conquests. He then transitions to determining “who the Amerindians were” and then analyzing their architectural achievements as well as the cultural histories that were displayed on their walls, comparing them to sites in Sumer and Egypt as well as noting their many similarities especially in astronomical alignments. Sitchin begins relating the mineral wealth that was not only historically located in both regions but are also currently still being mined even today. Finally Sitchin wrapped up his book by connecting events in Sumer, especially relating to tin shortage then sudden abundance, to those in the Americas as brought about by the “gods”.
  
  As with previous books, this one began academically but unlike previous ones this one remained so for the vast majority as Sitchin thoroughly detailed the cultures and sites so as to give evidence for his closing arguments. Yet at times this academic approach became tedious with minute detailing that seemed more to be more word padding than anything else. However, this book was still the shortest of the series with less than 280 pages of text and with a bigger font than previous volumes as well. The final chapter of the book was the payoff as Sitchin used the evidenced he had brought—without repeating it which overwhelmingly helped—to argue for the Annunaki intervention in the Americas led by Adad (Viracocha) and Thoth (Quetzalcoatl).
  
  My remembrance of The Lost Realm was completely different upon my rereading, but despite that the book’s detail is its strength while its minuteness is a liability. Sitchin’s argument for his theory is better presented with less redundancy that has plagued others. Overall this is a good book written by Sitchin to advance his theory.
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  Andrea

  Re-reading for study purpose
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  Socrate

  În analele Europei descoperirea Lumii Noi poartă marca El Dorado şi a neîncetatei goane după aur. Dar conchistadorii nu şi-au dat seama că reluau o căutare ce avusese loc cu multe milenii înainte în aceste ţinuturi noi
  Cronicile şi legendele vorbesc despre zgârcenie, jaf şi distrugere din capriciu şi conţin mărturii ale uimirii care i-a încercat pe europeni atunci când au găsit aici civilizaţii atât de asemănătoare cu cele din lumea veche: regate şi curţi regale, oraşe şi incinte sacre, arta şi poezie, temple înalţe până la cer, preoţi şi simbolul crucii, credinţa într-un Atoatecreator. Şi mai erau şi legendele despre zeii albi cu barbă care plecaseră, dar care promiseseră că se vor întoarce
  Enigmaticii mayaşi, azteci şi incaşi şi misterioşii lor strămoşi i-au uimit pe conchistadori şi îi mai uimesc încă pe specialişti şi pe profani 5 secole mai târziu.
  Cum când şi unde au apărut astfel de civilizaţii în Lumea Noua? Să fie doar o coincidenţă faptul că pe măsură ce aflăm mai mult despre aceste civilizaţii, ele par să fi fost modelate după cele din orientul apropiat. Opinia noastră este că nu vom găsi răspuns la această întrebare decât dacă acceptăm ca pe un fapt, nu ca un mit, prezenta pe pământ a zeilor Anunnaki, "Cei care s-au pogorât din cer pe pământ"
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  Mark Austin

  ★ - Most books with this rating I never finish and so don't make this list. This one I probably started speed-reading to get it over with.
  ★★ - Average. Wasn't terrible, but not a lot to recommend it. Probably skimmed parts of it.
  ★★★ - Decent. A few good ideas, well-written passages, interesting characters, or the like.
  ★★★★ - Good. This one had parts that inspired me, impressed me, made me laugh out loud, made me think - it got positive reactions and most of the rest of it was pretty decent too.
  ★★★★★ - Amazing. This is the best I've read of its genre, the ones I hold on to so I can re-read them and/or loan them out to people looking for a great book. The best of these change the way I look at the world and operate within it.
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  Denver Michaels

  My favorite Sitchin book
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  Ricardo Warner

  Sitchin ingenious connection to the Americas
  
  It is not a stretch in connecting both worlds, especially with so many artifacts and documentary evidence that there was an advanced civilization prior to the great deluge. I really enjoy The Lost Realms and the way Sitchin correlate biblical writings with events recorded in the Old and New World.
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  Jenalee Paige

  I read this book after the first three in the series. I appreciate Sitchin explaining about events and civilizations in the Americas. However, it was more challenging to stay focused in this book than the previous ones. Still worth the read and I enjoyed it; just isn’t one I connected with as much as I had hoped, especially given the title.
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  Roberto Cofresí

  This series is an amazing fantasy/reality series. Its presented as true, and he claimed it was, but so did Castaneda.
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  Alan Kraskow

  I'm big fan of Sitchin. I love his works, but I look at them more, as an inspiration for my own fantasy/sci-fi novels, so not taking it too serious.
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  Bea Batres

  I found this book very interesting, it presents an alternate proposal for the settlement o America and the purpose of the massive Inca ruins.
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  John

  Amazing how much apparent evidence there is linking ancient humanity to Sumer.
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  AttackGirl

  "Brain and Balls"
  
  Re-read again today.
  Finally, a man who had questions, studied throughout his life and put pieces of the world puzzle together. Why is everyone afraid, the church, the govt, losing control when it seems warring is in our genetic code.
  
  Most importantly he was not afraid to present those age old questions and amazing finds in his books for the rest of the world.
  
  Ignorance is bliss, but truth keeps us humble.
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  Ashish Jaituni

  It is a good book. Much better than I thought it would turn out to be! The facts that the author puts about the historical sites seem correct but I wonder if I can say the same about the interpretation of the facts. This is very the author differs from the professional academicians. If you like Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval, John Anthony West and the others, this book is for you!
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  Tucker Johnson

  Awesome insight into Aztec and Mayan culture during the conquistador times. Talks about ancient cities that were not found however they have proof of them existing. Really interesting story about christopher columbus and how much gold that guy took from these cultures during his expeditions.
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  Paula

  Read the Sitchin books because of the recommendation of a friend, Brian Miller. Very interesting theories, but other than seeing that they flow well as narrative I can't evaluate them. I couldn't get the whole series at the local library, but the books are rather repetitive.
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  Inara

  Title in German:
  Versunkene Reiche
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  Sheila

  Very interesting! This one brought me to Fingerprints of the Gods (Graham Hancock). Then back to #5 of this series.
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  Chr Fle

  It starts in the beginning after the "last end".
  Been around along time, "Us Humans"
  
  http://thecrowhouse.com/Documents/Ear...
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  Angus MacHaggis

  historical
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  Trenton

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  Jorey

  The pyramids and civilizations in the Americas explained!
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  Adam Madvibe

  book 4....great book....
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  Bradley

  Truly weird and bizarre but true. Fun stuff. =)
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  Project Cognition

  Sitchin provides a great deal of information in his explanation of an alternate theory regarding the first settlers in the New World civilizations: The Americas and, more specifically, Mesoamerica.