📚 The Complete Earth Chronicles Library
Zecharia Sitchin (1920–2010) published 16 books over 39 years. The core Earth Chronicles series spans 7 volumes, from The 12th Planet (1976) to The End of Days (2007). The companion volumes expand on specific topics.
Reading Order
| # | Book | Year | Pages | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 12th Planet | 1976 | 384 | Core series #1 |
| 2 | The Stairway to Heaven | 1980 | 336 | Core series #2 |
| 3 | The Wars of Gods and Men | 1985 | 384 | Core series #3 |
| 4 | The Lost Realms | 1990 | 304 | Core series #4 |
| 5 | When Time Began | 1993 | 416 | Core series #5 |
| 6 | The Cosmic Code | 1998 | 304 | Core series #6 |
| 7 | The End of Days | 2007 | 336 | Core series #7 |
Companion Volumes
| # | Book | Year | Pages | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Genesis Revisited | 1990 | 352 | Modern science confirms Genesis |
| 9 | Divine Encounters | 1995 | 400 | Gods and humans — direct contact |
| 10 | The Lost Book of Enki | 2001 | 336 | Autobiography of Enki (narrative) |
| 11 | Journeys to the Mythical Past | 2007 | 256 | Expeditions and discoveries |
| 12 | Earth Chronicles Expeditions | 2007 | 272 | Photo journal of research travels |
| 13 | Earth Chronicles Handbook | 2009 | 240 | Encyclopedia of characters and terms |
| 14 | There Were Giants Upon the Earth | 2010 | 352 | Sumerian DNA and the Nephilim |
Posthumous
| # | Book | Year | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | The King Who Refused to Die | 2013 | 272 |
| 16 | The Anunnaki Chronicles | 2015 | 384 |
Key Themes Across All Books
- Nibiru — the 12th planet, home of the Anunnaki (all 16 books)
- Genetic engineering — the creation of Homo sapiens (The 12th Planet, Genesis Revisited, The Lost Book of Enki)
- The Great Flood — the Deluge and its aftermath (The 12th Planet, The Stairway to Heaven, Divine Encounters)
- Spaceports — Baalbek, Sinai, Tiahuanaco (The Stairway to Heaven, The Lost Realms)
- Nuclear war — the destruction of Sumer (The Wars of Gods and Men)
- Calendar and time — the NERU, Shar, and precession (When Time Began, The Cosmic Code)
See Also
- The Evidence Vault — 21 deep-dive articles cross-referencing these books
- Core Concepts — ME, SHEM, NERU, and other key terms from the books
- The Pantheon — Anu, Enki, Enlil, and all major figures