About the author
Zecharia Sitchin (11 July 1920 – 9 October 2010) was an author of a number of books proposing an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts. Sitchin attributed the creation of the ancient Sumerian culture to the Anunnaki, which he claimed was a race of extraterrestrials from a planet beyond Neptune called Nibiru. He claimed that Sumerian mythology suggests that this hypothetical planet of Nibiru is in an elongated, 3,600-year-long elliptical orbit around the Sun. Sitchin's books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into more than 25 languages. Sitchin's ideas have been resoundingly rejected by scientists, academics, historians (including Sumerologists, Orientalists and Assyriologists) and anthropologists who dismiss his work as pseudoscience and pseudohistory. His work has been criticized for flawed methodology, ignoring archaeological and historical evidence, and mistranslations of ancient texts as well as for incorrect astronomical and scientific claims. == Early life == Sitchin was born to a Jewish family in Baku, the capital of then Soviet Azerbaijan, and raised in Mandatory Palestine.
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“This novel effectively dramatizes Sitchin’s controversial theories, making them accessible through a romantic fantasy framework. However, it may not suit readers strictly seeking historical accuracy or academic rigor regarding…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The King Who Refused to Die: The Anunnaki and the Search for Immortality
“Sitchin’s culminating work presents a bold synthesis of ancient texts and speculative science, arguing that humans were genetically engineered by the Anunnaki from Nibiru. While the theory is meticulously constructed within its…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on There Were Giants Upon the Earth: Gods, Demigods, and Human Ancestry: The Evidence of Alien DNA
“Sitchin’s account serves as a fascinating behind-the-scenes narrative for fans of his Earth Chronicles, detailing his bold explorations of sites from Malta to the Vatican. While engaging for those invested in alternative…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Journeys to the Mythical Past Sitchin, Zecharia
