Bibliography
1968 Erich von Däniken’s first book appeared, CHARIOT’S OF THE GODS. This caused a worldwide breakout of “Dänikenitis” as The New York Times wrote.
1969 His second book, RETURN TO THE STARS, was published. This book was on the best seller lists throughout the world within two weeks.
1972 THE GOLD OF THE GODS appeared with an extract from a large world trip.
1973 Erich von Däniken was the first author of his kind to introduce the visual objects of his theory in the illustrated book MEINE WELT IN BILDERN. Sceptics started listening.
1974 The author appeared to take a step from the beaten path with his book MIRACLES OF THE GODS. In all reality, this was just a stepping stone for his theory.
1977 After nearly three years of work, Erich von Däniken introduced his book ACCORDING TO THE EVIDENCE. The circumstantial evidence amazed opponents and opened new dimensions.
1978 ERICH VON DÄNIKEN IM KREUZVERHÖR appeared. With this book, the author gave 194 answers to sample questions from his readers around the world.
1979 Däniken paid homage to the title that the publicist Rolf R. Bigler gave him in the successful SIGNS OF THE GODS and also confirmed the sentence from Bigler: “Erich von Däniken is always in season.”
1981 With PATHWAY TO THE GODS, Däniken set new milestones: the research product of his expeditions resulted in an adventurous idea that “normal mortals” would never have.
1982 What Däniken presented in the GODS AND THEIR GRAND DESIGN is a product of years of searching: Gods deposited traces and visible signs of their former presence.
1983 ICH LIEBE DIE GANZE WELT (Ullstein Verlag) is the first booklet with lively and conceived bright stories penned by Erich von Däniken.
1984 DER TAG AN DEM DIE GÖTTER KAMEN – 11. AUGUST 3114 V.CHR. After ten titles with the Econ-Verlag, the new Erich von Däniken title appears for the first time with Bertelsmann.
1985 HABE ICH MICH GEIRRT? (New Reminders of the Future) appeared. With a brave look into the future, Erich von Däniken forms a bridge to the remote past. An actual continuation of ERlNNERUNGEN AN DIE ZUKUNFT.
1987 WIR ALLE SIND KINDER DER GÖTTER came on the market. Where does life come from? Where do humans come from? A book that is well received by critics and readers.
1989 THE EYES OF SPHINX. The first book from Erich von Däniken that deals exclusively with the old country on the Nile (Bertelsmann).
1990 DIE SPUREN DER AUSSER-IRDISCHEN. After 17 years, Erich von Däniken releases another illustrated book (featuring 280 images). The book deals with the entire topic of extra-terrestrials in the remote past. (Bertelsmann).
1991 DIE STEINZEIT WAR GANZ ANDERS. An exciting non-fiction book about prehistoric history. Dolmen, menhir and megalith creations are examined. (Bertelsmann).
1991 DIE RÄTSEL IM ALTEN EUROPA. This is the first book from Erich von Däniken for the youth of the world. Written for children between 11 and 18 years old. (Bertelsmann).
1992 DER GÖTTER-SCHOCK. A travel thru time from the remote past to the present. (Bertelsmann).
1993 Two books inspired the television series SAT-I: RAUMFAHRT IM ALTERTUM and AUF DEN SPUREN DER ALLMÄCHTIGEN.
1993 Erich von Däniken published the archaeological novel DAS ERBE VON KUKUKLAN. (Bertelsmann).
1995 THE RETURN OF THE GODS. Erich von Däniken analyses the Messiah ideas and the Parousia of the gods.
1997 ARRIVAL OF THE GODS explores the puzzle of Nazca. Despite all theories, the secrets of Nazca are still unsolved. Erich von Däniken delivers 150 new images and a convincing theory. (Bertelsmann).
1999 ODYSSEY OF THE GODS (Career Press). A fresh observation of Greek mythology and the Atlantis description from Platon.
2001 THE GODS WERE ASTRONAUTS. Evidence of the True Identities of the Old “Gods” (Bertelsmann).
2002 Erich von Däniken amazes with his exciting non-fiction novel DIE SELTSAME GESCHICHTE VON XIXLI UND YUM. (Edition Othello).
2003 The first volume of experienced and conceived short stories appears: FÜR HUNDERT FRANKEN DIE GANZE WELT (Edition Othello).
2005 The illustrated book MYSTERIES appears. The only book where German and English texts are next to each other.
(Order: ralf.lange@lange.com.sg).
2006 Erich von Däniken presented TOMY AND THE PLANET OF LIES, a novel story with strongly autobiographic traits (Tantor media)
2007 HISTORY IS WRONG (Career Press) Erich von Däniken’s best creation in decades. A non-fiction book filled with information about the antediluvian Prophet Henoch and an underground metal library in Ecuador.
2011 ASTRONAUT GODS OF THE MAYA (Inner Traditions 2017) Volume II of the planned five-piece collection. The most recent interpretations of the Mayan temples
and sculptures Featuring 212 images
2012 REMNANTS OF THE GODS A visual tour of Alien influence in Egypt, Spain, France, Turkey and Italy. Volume III Deals with geometric plans of megalithic constructions around the Mediterranean Sea. (Career Press)
2013 IMPOSSIBLE TRUTHS. (Watkins, 2018) Volume IV of the planned five-piece work. Erich von Däniken dissects the South American puzzle and shows breathtaking new images above Nazca.
2014 DAS UNHEILIGE BUCH. Volume V of the richly illustrated series
on gods.
2014 The end of Silence. (Order: ralf.lange@lange.com.sg). Erich von Däniken first ebook. A long overdue broadside against non-objective critics.
2015 EYEWITNESS TO THE GODS Spectacular eyewitness reports and the
revealing of insider information
2015 EvD – DIE WELTBESTSELLER ZU DEN UNGELÖSTEN RÄTSEL DER VERGANGENHEIT In honour of Erich von Däniken’s 80th birthday, Kopp Verlag re-designed 18 best-sellers into a complete work.
2015 DER GROSSE INTERNATIONALE ERICH VON DÄNIKEN KONGRESS – DVD.
Renowned speakers inspire 3000 guests at Erich von Däniken’s big birthday event (April 11, 2015).
2015 Additional new editions emerge:
-DIE SELTSAME GESCHICHTE VON XIXLI UND YUM – A novel.
-THE GODS WERE ASTRONAUTS – Evidence of the True Identities of the old “Gods”
2017 THE GODS NEVER LEFT US – new Memories of the future. (Career Press)
EvD describes his 40th book as the continuation, part two, of his first bestseller Chariots of the Gods.
2018 WAR OF THE GODS – Skulls and skeletons have appeared in Peru that
are not terrestrial. EvD has been tracking them. (Career Press)
2019 THE CONFESSIONS OF THE EGYPTOLOGIST ADEL H. tells among
other things the story of a young grave robber – who later became an Egyptologist – who spent days in corridors under the Sakkara desert.
2020 Evolution is wrong – EvD demonstrates with innumerable examples the impossibility of the previous evolution thought. He quotes scientists who argue against the previous teaching, but also those who defend it. To be published in English in fall 2022.
2021 Answers – not yet published in English.
2022 Why are we on earth? – not yet published in English.
2023 And they were here! – not yet published in English.
2024 Notes of my life – my last book.