Graham hancock, an expert in ancient civilisations and author of the 7 million selling fingerprints of the gods, and expert too, on the use of hallucinogens to achieve higher states of consciousness, brings these two interests together in the second volume of the war god trilogy. What after all was the point of life without happiness. Buy a cheap copy of war god book by graham hancock. Then, in a dramatic transformation, all the skills and qualities that we value most highly appeared fully formed, as though bestowed by mysterious powers. His the sign and the seal, an international bestseller, documented his reallife quest for the ark of the covenant.
Hancock uses forays into the paranormal to powerful effect and in a way that is entirely believable. War god tv show based on the novels of graham hancock. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His public lectures and broadcasts, including two major tv series for channel.
His latest nonfiction work magicians of the gods was a new york times best seller. War god trilogy book one 1st edition by hancock, graham isbn. If you can handle the gruesome detail, then you will devour every page and the end will come too soon, leaving you desperate for book two. Graham hancocks books have been translated into twentyseven languages and have sold over nine million copies worldwide. Graham hancock, author of such classics as fingerprints of the gods 1996, supernatural 2006, and the groundbreaking novel entangled 2009, is no stranger to the questing conference and. Jun 20, 2017 graham hancock, an expert in ancient civilisations and author of the 9 million selling fingerprints of the gods, and expert too, on the use of hallucinogens to achieve higher states of consciousness, brings these two interests together in the final volume of the war god trilogy. Twenty years on, hancock returns with a book filled with completely new, scientific and archaeological evidence, which has only recently come to light. Nights of the witch war god trilogy book one by graham hancock available from rakuten kobo.
The work is challenging because of the breadth and depth of knowledge presented. Meetings with the ancient teachers of mankind by graham hancock 710pp, century. The story of the spanish conquest of mexico and the downfall of moctezuma war god. This book is subtitled the evidence of earths lost civilization. Hancock repeatedly accused skeptics of working against him, and in those years he used his website to launch attacks on those who disagreed with him, leading to the great graham hancock forum war in which disgruntled posters decamped to a rival site, the hall of maat, which still exists to this very day, testament to hancocks paranoid phase. If you can handle the gruesome detail, then you will devour every page and the end. The story of the spanish conquest of mexico and the downfall of moctezuma is the perfect if very gory distraction from modern life. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He has appeared on television with michael palin in his pole to pole series, and on the bbc and cnn, as well as the national geographics explorer series. Graham hancock audiobooks download instantly today.
Baalbek was erected by ancient and unknowable minds. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Graham hancocks epic novelisation of the spanish invasion and conquest of mexico is a masterwork in all respects. Interweaving historical fact and vivid fiction, graham hancock s war god is packed full of blood, guts, conflict, sacrifice and witchcraft in the last days of the aztec empire. He is known for his pseudoscientific theories involving ancient civilisations. Graham hancock was formerly east africa correspondent for the economist and a correspondent for the london sunday times. Graham hancock is the author of the sign and the seal, fingerprints of the gods, keeper of genesis, heavens mirror, supernatural and other bestselling investigations of historical mysteries. Graham hancock is well known for books such as the sign of the seal and fingerprints of the gods. His books have sold more than seven million copies worldwide and have been translated into thirty languages. War god online from australias leading online bookstore. I enjoyed reading graham hancock s second fiction book war god set against the background of the early stages of the spanish conquest of mexico in 1518. It defied common sense to imagine that god had put us on this earth to be miserable.
Presentation mode open print download current view. Graham hancock, an expert in ancient civilisations and author of the nine million selling fingerprints of the gods, and expert too, on the use of hallucinogens to achieve higher states of consciousness, brings these two interests together in the second volume of the war god trilogy. London evening standard interweaving historical fact and vivid fiction, graham hancock s war god is packed full of blood, guts, conflict, sacrifice and witchcraft in the last days of the aztec empire. War god follows several of the key figures in the spanish conquest of the aztec empire and the supernatural forces that influenced. Graham hancock s books have been translated into twentyseven languages and have sold over nine million copies worldwide. The founding fields i went into war god not really knowing what to expect. Buy war god by graham hancock from waterstones today. The forgotten wisdom of earths lost civilisation ebook. A young girl called tozi stands at the bottom of a pyramid, waiting to be led to the top where her heart will be cut out.
Less than 50,000 years ago, humans had no art, religion, sophisticated symbolism, or innovative thinking. Sep 16, 2014 i enjoyed reading graham hancock s second fiction book war god set against the background of the early stages of the spanish conquest of mexico in 1518. Graham hancock s multimillion bestseller fingerprints of the gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wideranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for earths lost civilization. Graham hancocks multimillion bestseller fingerprints of the gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wideranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for earths lost civilization. He is known for his pseudoscientific theories involving ancient civilisations, earth changes, stone monuments or megaliths, altered states of consciousness, ancient myths, and astronomical or astrological data from the past. Dark powers that work behind the scenes of history show their hand as the prophecy of the return of quetzalcoatl is fulfilled with the arrival of cortes. Graham hancock, an expert in ancient civilisations and author of the nine million selling fingerprints of the gods, and expert, too, on the use of hallucinogens to achieve higher states of consciousness, brings these two interests together in the final volume of the war god trilogy. War god is the latest jewel brought to us by the boundless imagination of graham hancock.
The aztec ruler moctezuma fights to maintain the demands of the war god huitzilopochtli for human sacrifice. His writing career started off with a book about aids and a follow up, called lords of. Graham hancock is the author of the major international nonfiction bestsellers including the sign and the sealand fingerprints of the gods. Apr 21, 2017 graham hancock s 3rd volume of cortes first expedition into tenochtitlan, the capture of moctezuma, and his harrowing escape from the mexica as they became determined to wipe out the spaniards entirely, and failed, is an amazing tale of conflict between cultures who were simply not suited at that time to grapple with the challenge of trying to. The latest book from international bestselling author graham hancock. Graham hancock is the author of the sign and the seal, fingerprints of the gods, the message of the sphinx, heavens mirror, supernatural and other bestselling investigations of historical mysteries. See all books authored by graham hancock, including fingerprints of the gods. War god is described as historical within the fantasy genre.
Set in the year 1519 when a gang of five hundred desperados lead by hernan cortes first landed in the yucatan peninsula to start their sweeping march toward the aztec capital tenochtitlan, it portrays the epic clash of two contrasting civilizations. Isbn 9781444734379 9781444734379 hardcover, coronet books, 20. The conquistador hernan cortes is dreaming of tenochtitlan. As east africa correspondent of the economist in the early eighties graham hancock began to write a series of highly acclaimed books on economics, politics and foreign aid. Graham hancock, an expert in ancient civilisations and author of the 9 million selling fingerprints of the gods, and expert too, on the use of hallucinogens to achieve higher states of consciousness, brings these two interests together in the final volume of the war god trilogy. His life took a whole new turn when he became fascinated by rumours that the ark of the covenant is real artefact, hidden somewhere in northern africa. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading war god.
I say this because although graham hancocks thoughts and philosophies within the book are based on ancient civilisations, it showed that what we are led to believe as the truth might well not be so so it led me to wonder just what else is kept from us. War god, the epic novel of the spanish conquest of mexico, by graham hancock. Graham hancock has, once again, produced a book that entertains as well as educates. Graham hancock s first novel, charting the clash of two warrior empires, is both gripping and convincing.
The talk was given at greensboro college at the invitation of dr jon. Twenty years on, hancock returns with a book filled with completely new, scientific and archaeological evidence, which has only. Oct 30, 2016 graham hancock, author of such classics as fingerprints of the gods 1996, supernatural 2006, and the groundbreaking novel entangled 2009, is no stranger to the questing conference and. Id heard of graham hancock before, but this was the first time id come across any of his fiction. Graham hancock books list of books by author graham hancock. An epic book that details the spanish conquest of mexico. War god is a rich and deeply involving novel that grips you from the very first page. The quest for the lost ark of the covenant, and more on. His public lectures and broadcasts, including two major tv series for channel 4, quest for the lost civilisation, and flooded kingdoms of the ice age, have further established his reputation as an unconventional thinker who. Nights of the witch by graham hancock, 9781444734409, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A quest for the beginning and the end, and the sign and the seal. Father bartolome olmedo, mercedarian friar and chaplain to the expedition to the new lands of don hernan cortes, strove at all times to be happy.
The story of the spanish conquest of mexico and the downfall of moctezuma is the. The story of the spanish conquest of mexico and the downfall of moctezuma is the perfect. I have read a lot of historical fiction but this was the first book i have read on that subject. Hancocks prose is strong and the story encompasses a vast scale, but ultimately there are some elements that let the book down. He has appeared on television with michael palin in his pole to pole series, and on the bbc and cnn, as well as the national geographics explorer. Graham hancock the historical background for war god youtube. Hancock used books, rare books and new books find all books by graham hancock and compare prices. His writing career started off with a book about aids and a follow up, called lords of poverty. Interweaving historical fact and vivid fiction, graham hancocks war god is packed full of blood, guts, conflict, sacrifice and witchcraft in the last days of the aztec empire. Graham hancock is the author of the international bestsellers the sign and the seal, fingerprints of the gods, and heavens mirror. I read this book way back in 1995 when it was first published, and it changed the way i viewed the world even the modern world. Graham hancock talks about his recent switch to writing fiction and his latest novel, war god. I found it very enjoyable and informative but even i.
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