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Originally Posted by MV64
As a historian, they are absolutely terrible. Fun to read I bet but the guy is not only a little loopy (and I'm an open minded guy) but seems incapable of actually building a cohesive argument. In one of his books he basically argues that some natural landmark was created bya liens as some elaborate landing strip or something. His argument? It kind of looks like one.
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My father was somewhat into Von Daniken's stuff back in the 70s and 80s. I tried reading a couple of the books a few years ago and was struck by this very thing. Von Daniken seems determined to find evidence for aliens in everything and many of his mysteries have well documented answers that he completely ignores.
I wouldn't recommend his books for anything except entertainment. On the other hand I have to admit hearing my father's speculations on the subject when I was growing up sparked my own interest in ancient history and human origins and prehistory.
Also, I rather enjoyed the Stargate television shows so I guess I should thank the ancient astronaut crowd for inspiring the writers involved in that.
