When Chariots of the Gods was published 50 years ago, it began a worldwide
change in humanity's view of the cosmos. In an era of the military space race,
Erich von Däniken boldly proclaimed that Earth had been visited by more advanced
beings early in our history. But prescientific man had no concept of space
ships, so he called their vehicles "chariots," and those driving the chariots
became "gods."
Over the next five decades, von Däniken's 32 books built an ever-stronger case
for Earth being visited by extraterrestrial visitors. And Chariots became an
international best seller, with 30 million copies sold in more than two dozen
languages. Also