The Ancient Alien Question

A New Inquiry Into the Existence, Evidence, and Influence of Ancient Visitors

By: Philip Coppens

Narrated by: Kevin Foley

Forty years after the publication of Erich von Däniken's Chariots of the Gods, Philip Coppens revisits the question of whether "ancient aliens" contributed to the birth of human civilization.

©2011 Philip Coppens (P)2011 Tantor

Critic reviews

"An important and outstanding contribution." (Erich von Däniken, author of Chariots of the Gods)

great book

I will keep this short. If you watch Ancient Aliens you will not hear much new int his book, rather expanded ideas. I found they talked about certain things that I wish I could google just to see what they were talking about or where they were.

This is a very heavy book. I found I almost needed to pause it just to digest the info. Overall, I would say if you watch the TV show, maybe skip it. If you are new to these ideas, get this book for sure!

Too much Quantity, Not Enough Quality

I was hoping that this book would be a general overall read on the different aspects of ancient aliens and the evidence that people had gathered over the years. The problem was that while it did do this it also overwhelmed with just to much info.

My main problem with this book was that it tried to cover as many theories, examples of evidence, and ideas as possible but did not give enough information or really go as in depth on each of the topics as I would have preferred. I would have rather the author pick just a few examples and covered those a lot more thoroughly than what he did.

Overall, it was a good book but it just wasn't as helpful as I had hoped it would be. I had no problem with Kevin Foley and his reading though.

Thoroughlly Enjoyable

What made the experience of listening to The Ancient Alien Question the most enjoyable?

There were many ancient things mentioned which I was unaware existed.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked how well the interesting history of ideas over the last 200 years is lain out in the book. It's a great history lesson of people's ideas on ancient things and the evolution of those ideas over time.

What about Kevin Foley’s performance did you like?

Very good narration. Could listen to him all day.

Any additional comments?

I also like how the author doesn't make any outlandish statements however explains the many possibilities of why and how and let's the reader make up there own mind. All round an excellent book and narration. Highly recommend to anyone interested in ancient history.

very informative and puts the pieces together

Where does The Ancient Alien Question rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This has become one of my favorites to listen to at night. Its a keeper.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Ancient Alien Question?

We were not created by the aliens to be slaves mining gold.

What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?

Lots of documentation is offered that takes away the guesswork. It made a lot of sense.

Interesting perspective

Would you listen to The Ancient Alien Question again? Why?

Yes. There is a lot of information covered in this book. I like to investigate on my own, and then return to the book afterwards.

What did you like best about this story?

New info along the same subject lines. There is also additional information and new insight on topics discussed in the past.

Have you listened to any of Kevin Foley’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Kevin Foley is always great!

Intresting

Where are you from? Everyone wants to know. Will we ever truly know? Maybe we never will maybe we wont.

very informative

presented a lot of ideas in a way that kept it interesting the whole way through.

Thought provoking

What did you love best about The Ancient Alien Question?

Its a little frightening if this its true and it does all add up and make sense , its frightening cause it makes you have to rethink what you have always been told ( church, religion ) ect. but it doesn't mean of course that there isn't a loving god , which is good.

Have you listened to any of Kevin Foley’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

First book by him that I have listened too.

What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?

The possible truth about aliens , ufo`s and us.

Not just another UFO book

I've listened to this book twice now and I appreciate that Coppens looks at a wide range of topics and evidence and is unafraid to embrace evidence that goes against the ancient alien theory. There are SO many places and legends covered that I found it helpful to keep Google at the ready and my finger on the pause button so I could look at pictures of the sites being discussed.

However, if you've spent much time watching the show Ancient Aliens you are probably familiar with much of what is discussed. Coppens does a good job of keeping it fresh presenting different views on familiar subjects and doesn't shove "it was aliens" down your throat like the show does.

Lots fun history mysteries.

Any additional comments?

While this book did not, at any time, convince me that anything the author talked about had the slightest thing to do with aliens, I still found it to be a very enjoyable read. Lots is interesting, sometimes weird history. Great commentary on ancient religions and cultures. Really gave me a lot to think about. No aliens though. So, I would definitely recommend it.