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The Missing Lands: Uncovering Earth's Pre-flood Civilization
It has been a mystery how humans suddenly ‘discovered’ civilization around 8000 BC.
But ask indigenous people the world over and they will state that, 12,000 years ago — during a period called the Younger Dryas — another culture lived alongside them. Described as unusually tall, fair-skinned, red-haired or blonde, these ‘gods’ knew how to bend the forces of nature, enabling them to built extraordinary megalithic temples and develop a comparatively advanced civilization.
After a global flood wiped out their island homelands, the remaining gods emerged at strategic locations to rebuild their former world, and teach human survivors the roots of civilized society. Then, they vanished.
Who were these people? Where did they come from? And what did they want with us?
From the Birthplace of the Gods in New Zealand, to the Andean home of the Shining People, and the Yucatec temple cities of the People of The Serpent, best-selling author Freddy Silva re-examines the world’s flood traditions and discovers an interconnected web of master seafarers, astronomers and magicians, their monuments and traditions, and a previously unknown island nation where the antediluvian gods lived before it sank. He also examines the environmental challenge they faced and how it is destined to reoccur, the outcome of which will be determined by the very people they once sought to elevate from barbarism — ourselves.
But ask indigenous people the world over and they will state that, 12,000 years ago — during a period called the Younger Dryas — another culture lived alongside them. Described as unusually tall, fair-skinned, red-haired or blonde, these ‘gods’ knew how to bend the forces of nature, enabling them to built extraordinary megalithic temples and develop a comparatively advanced civilization.
After a global flood wiped out their island homelands, the remaining gods emerged at strategic locations to rebuild their former world, and teach human survivors the roots of civilized society. Then, they vanished.
Who were these people? Where did they come from? And what did they want with us?
From the Birthplace of the Gods in New Zealand, to the Andean home of the Shining People, and the Yucatec temple cities of the People of The Serpent, best-selling author Freddy Silva re-examines the world’s flood traditions and discovers an interconnected web of master seafarers, astronomers and magicians, their monuments and traditions, and a previously unknown island nation where the antediluvian gods lived before it sank. He also examines the environmental challenge they faced and how it is destined to reoccur, the outcome of which will be determined by the very people they once sought to elevate from barbarism — ourselves.
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Published April 19, 2019
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June 27, 2024
Fascinating... and frustrating.
Silva examines several flood myths and ancient flood stories around the world, as well as megalithic remnants (pyramids, temples, and other structures). The information is interesting and provides food for thought, but I do wish some genius would invent a time machine so we can find out what really happened way back when, and no longer have to rely on time garbled, mistranslated and deliberately obscured information.
Silva examines several flood myths and ancient flood stories around the world, as well as megalithic remnants (pyramids, temples, and other structures). The information is interesting and provides food for thought, but I do wish some genius would invent a time machine so we can find out what really happened way back when, and no longer have to rely on time garbled, mistranslated and deliberately obscured information.
October 16, 2019
A very interesting book that compliments the work of Graham Hancock. I found this book engrossing , inspiring and expertly researched. However there were quite a number of typo errors .
September 16, 2020
The sky is falling...or has fallen a few times before and will yet again. Typical of its genre.
Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
November 3, 2022
What bugged me most about this tour de force of pulling all strings of the world wide tapestry into one
was not the theme but the amount of typos at least in the kindle edition. Now to the subject, after a while I took it as a reader’s digest which brings me in a few paragraphs the stories from all over the world together. I appreciate Mr. Silva’s explorations and the vast repertoire of knowledge he gathers and shares. Imho the title does only fit to about 50% of the content and it feels like too much went into this edition. Hat’s off to the effort but it needed further editing, copy reading and a change in title or a second book which might alas be filed under doomsday harbinger though with all good intentions to raise awareness and hope.
was not the theme but the amount of typos at least in the kindle edition. Now to the subject, after a while I took it as a reader’s digest which brings me in a few paragraphs the stories from all over the world together. I appreciate Mr. Silva’s explorations and the vast repertoire of knowledge he gathers and shares. Imho the title does only fit to about 50% of the content and it feels like too much went into this edition. Hat’s off to the effort but it needed further editing, copy reading and a change in title or a second book which might alas be filed under doomsday harbinger though with all good intentions to raise awareness and hope.
March 6, 2020
Great book if you are as interested as I am in pre-flood civilizations. Very informative non-fiction accounts of lost cities found and linked all over the world. Also, confirms what I already knew that the great floods were not caused by "god" but by asteroid/comet strikes on the last ice age glaciers causing them to melt.
April 12, 2020
Fantastic. One of the better books on the subject.
June 18, 2019
Some fascinating enigmas, anomalies and alignments along with much conjecture. A number of excellent photographs and much food for thought and wonder.
"...it is reassuring to know that although the only constants in the universe are order and chaos, the higher the level of chaos the greater the potential jump to a higher level of order."
"...it is reassuring to know that although the only constants in the universe are order and chaos, the higher the level of chaos the greater the potential jump to a higher level of order."
March 18, 2021
Excellent job Freddy.
Incredibly well researched. A reminder we all should be looking to the ancient cultures for answers to our past.
Incredibly well researched. A reminder we all should be looking to the ancient cultures for answers to our past.
January 1, 2024
Freddy Silva may be the one person on this planet who has connected the dots and has it all sorted. His writing is artistic, dense, and spiritual food. Read this.
June 24, 2021
Freddie Silva possibly wrote my new favorite book. This well researched and entertainingly presented work successfully connects diverse aboriginal humans with a venerable antediluvian race that reintroduced civilization post deluge. After putting the book down you can never look at accepted history in the same light, as he ties together too many elements making his argument a shut case. A fascinating subject and a masterful work. I'm left wanting to read his other books as well as continuing my research into Mesoamerican cultural ties to the subject matter. Wow!
April 17, 2020
I enjoyed the subject matter but became increasingly upset by the failure to pay attention to detail. There were far too many misspelled words, many extraneous words, and run-on sentences. Next time Mr Silva send your manuscript to me and I will edit the English for you. My MA in English simply screamed every time a mistake occurred that good editing could easily resolve. Let me help next time.
September 16, 2020
Wildly erratic assumptions, and references to allusions and comments like, "It is widely known..." as well as snarky side comments make what otherwise might've been an interesting read a waste of time.
July 17, 2021
Is our history going to repeat itself.
It is a unique book for this genre because it deals not just in history. But the present and how we as a species may change our own future if we have the will power to do so.
It is a unique book for this genre because it deals not just in history. But the present and how we as a species may change our own future if we have the will power to do so.
December 27, 2020
Loved this book, so fascinating and so convincing in terms of evidence!
July 5, 2025
I agree with most of the assumptions, in main the premises of previous advanced civis but perhaps an editor?
But very interesting if meandering
But very interesting if meandering
May 30, 2020
Fantastic book, food for thought about the oral traditions of the indigenous people of our world. The creation stories are more than myth as Freddy Silva does his homework and goes to these remote places in the world to find the evidence.
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