Gods: Sekret Machines: Gods, Man & War Series, Book 1

A ton of usable information instead of the recycling of the same old tired and worn out Ancient Aliens story. I had to go back and read most of the material a 2nd time and in several areas a 3rd time due to the magnitude of it all. Originally I was trying to do all of the book in the audio format but found that it was more than I could process. Much much easier to keep my head above water by actually reading the material word for word the old fashion way. ABSOLUTELY love it to say the least. I give them a 5 out of 5 all the way around. I wore out the "back" button. Obviously my listening skills need to honed somewhat. LOL

This first book in the series is filled with an overview of humanity's development. It covers a broad span of time, includes mythology, religions, history, genetics, consciousness, and much more. This book is laying a foundation to "bring up to speed" people who have been busy working and paying bills and who may have had time to read or learn about some of these things, but not all of these things.

What I love about books is that a person takes a topic they have spent (hopefully) decades studying/doing/knowing and puts it all in one book. When covering the topic of humanity and the topic of UFOs and what it might mean, there's going to be a lot of foundation to lay if you want to look at the big picture.

Some people may have information on specific UFO incidents or specific people known in UFOlogy, but the big picture is harder to see. I really like to read the writings or ideas of people who wonder what it all means - such as John Keel or Jacques Vallee - they touch on such concepts and questions - they ask and think about what is happening to humanity in their writing.

This book was tough going for me. I had to use the "back" function on my iPod a lot. There isn't empty fluff in here and most sentences are info-packed and sometimes after a string of such sentences I had to go back and listen again because I got overwhelmed with so much information.

I took a break mid-way and bought the companion fiction book and listened to that. (Chasing Shadows by A.J. Hartley/Tom DeLonge) There's a big difference! That was entertaining, not deep.

This book is laying a knowledge foundation and I look forward to the rest of the series.

Will this finally be the "real truth?" Who knows. But I'm learning a lot and my mind is stretching. There's no way I could have spent the time to read all the books and ideas that are distilled into this one book, so I feel like a person who is interested in learning is going to get their money's worth. The difference in this book from the companion fiction book is evident, and a look at the other books by co-author Peter Levenda shows his scholarly interests.

The narration and audio book production are very good.

As someone new to the study of Ufology but well versed in religious studies, there wasn't much new information in this book, and many of its ideas I've had on my own. However, I still enjoyed it very much. There were definetly some new insights I'd never had presented and new factoids as well. Really though, it was so refreshing to have this info presented in such a rational and reasonable and enjoyable fashion. All the other texts I've read regarding this stuff have done a disservice to their topics with their poor and overreaching "scholarship" assumptions and conclusions. This introduction to these topics blends old ideas in new and exciting ways without discrediting itself, (unlike it's predissessors). I've read other negative reviews complaining there is nothing new here, but they don't understand the point of the book. Someone needed to present this with integrity, and the authors did. The material also is a necessary introduction to the discussions and conclusions that are yet to come. And there actually IS new info here. There are insights that one may have personally had, but which hadn't been well textualized before. This is a book that even the most skeptical should feel comfortable reading or listening too, and it communicates ideas that it is time for skeptics to hear.

Just speed up the narrators voice, makes it way better. great book in my opinion.

This book, and I believe the subsequent books to follow, are educational books, not narrative stories as was the case with Chasing Shadows: Sekret Machines Series, Book 1

This book turned me off from listening to the subsequent books in this particular series.

This has taken a completely different way of thinking about the UAF/UFO phenomenon that to myself, has made the most concrete theory as to what is really happening with this subject. I have always thought these things were fallen angels going back to when I was an adolescent, growing up in the Jehovah's Witnesse Organization I was trained and given a thourol knowledge of the gospel and what the meaning is for us today as well as what it meant to the writers....

it is a good review of religions and an opinion of how the are all related to the phenomenon....
could be ground work for a one world religion which is dangerous, but still an interesting listen..

not sure what to think about this book. It kind of sets itself to be revealing some secret but never does. Some of the information to do with pyramids is wrong.

The information is straight forward & easy to understand.

The Cargo Cult opening is excellent. Does a great job of setting up the authors thesis.

The narration is fine. Nothing to report.

No, but non-fiction (If you want to call it that) never is.

Tom rules! Looking forward to books 2 & 3 which I do feel is where the real meat of this narrative is going to be.

There is one who came to teach us how to behave towards one another so we could have trust in each other. This book calls him a slave holder and a fiend. You can always tell a tree by its fruit. The fruit of the ones who are now telling us in this book they are the " hero's" is, and has been lies, cover ups, secrecy and sacrifices of human lives.