Gods Of Air And Darkness: The Possibility Of A Nuclear War In The Past.
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
What if the most devastating weapons mankind has ever known were not invented in the twentieth century, but rather rediscovered? Gods of Air and Darkness presents a provocative and unsettling theory: that an advanced civilisation existed in Earth's prehistoric past, one capable of wielding nuclear-scale destructive power — and that the catastrophic evidence of its self-annihilation is buried within our ancient myths, sacred texts, and archaeological record. Richard E. Mooney, also known for Colony: Earth, marshals a sweeping array of historical and mythological sources, arguing that the fiery destructions described in traditions from the Mahabharata to the Book of Genesis are not mere allegory, but encoded memories of a real and terrifying conflagration. Mooney writes with the conviction of a true iconoclast, challenging orthodox archaeology and conventional timelines of human development with bold, panoramic strokes. His prose is accessible yet charged with urgency, drawing the reader into a world where the line between ancient legend and suppressed history dissolves entirely. A landmark of the ancient astronaut and alternative history genre, this work sits alongside the writings of Erich von Däniken and Immanuel Velikovsky as essential — and deeply controversial — reading for anyone who has ever dared to ask whether humanity has already stood at the brink of extinction, and survived to forget it.
Author: Richard E. Mooney
Format: Hardback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
What if the most devastating weapons mankind has ever known were not invented in the twentieth century, but rather rediscovered? Gods of Air and Darkness presents a provocative and unsettling theory: that an advanced civilisation existed in Earth's prehistoric past, one capable of wielding nuclear-scale destructive power — and that the catastrophic evidence of its self-annihilation is buried within our ancient myths, sacred texts, and archaeological record. Richard E. Mooney, also known for Colony: Earth, marshals a sweeping array of historical and mythological sources, arguing that the fiery destructions described in traditions from the Mahabharata to the Book of Genesis are not mere allegory, but encoded memories of a real and terrifying conflagration. Mooney writes with the conviction of a true iconoclast, challenging orthodox archaeology and conventional timelines of human development with bold, panoramic strokes. His prose is accessible yet charged with urgency, drawing the reader into a world where the line between ancient legend and suppressed history dissolves entirely. A landmark of the ancient astronaut and alternative history genre, this work sits alongside the writings of Erich von Däniken and Immanuel Velikovsky as essential — and deeply controversial — reading for anyone who has ever dared to ask whether humanity has already stood at the brink of extinction, and survived to forget it.