• The Eighth Tower

  • On Ultraterrestrials and the Superspectrum
  • By: John A. Keel
  • Narrated by: Michael Hacker
  • Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (319 ratings)

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The Eighth Tower

By: John A. Keel
Narrated by: Michael Hacker
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Publisher's summary

John Keel's disturbing follow-up to The Mothman Prophecies!

Is there a single intelligent force behind all religious, occult, and UFO phenomena?

Strange manifestations have haunted humans since prehistoric times. Beams of light, voices from the heavens, the "little people", gods and devils, ghosts and monsters, and UFOs have all had a prominent place in our history and legends. In this dark work, John Keel explores these phenomena, and in doing so, reveals the shocking truth about our present position and future destiny in the cosmic scheme of things.

Are we pawns in a celestial game?

In the Orient, there is a story told of the seven towers. These citadels, well hidden from mankind, are occupied by groups of Satanists who are chanting the world to ruin. Perhaps this is just a story; perhaps there is some truth behind it. But what if there is yet another tower, a tower not of good or evil but of infinite power? What if all our destinies are controlled by this cosmic force for its own mysterious purposes? And what if UFOs and other paranormal manifestations are merely tools being used to manipulate us and guide us toward the cosmic role we are fated to play? Perhaps, after all, we are not independent beings but are instead the creations and slaves of the eighth tower.

©2013 Anomalist Books (P)2019 Andrew Benjamin Colvin

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Read/listen to something else

The are a lot of claims the author poses as “fact,” but are mere conjecture. There is no support for his claims nor details to at least provide background.
The book honestly gave me a headache - to which honestly I can’t say definitively whether it was the narrator or the content in the book itself. I love books that cover this type of stuff, but this one disappointed me heavily.

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Great book, really makes you think

I enjoyed the book in fits and starts. Overall the concepts and theories were compelling up to a point. It jumped between conjecture and testimony, which made it difficult to follow at times. It explained a lot felt like it had many gaps in his suppositions. As far as aesthetics, the narrator used too many funny voices.

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Keel views come to light

Sarcastic and sardonic, Keel berates ufologists, religious nuts, and all manner of believers in favor for his his theories about the super spectrum. He’s views on the future are strikingly accurate in some regards, but still he’s theories about humans being biological robots offer something just as ridiculous and outrageous as little green men and big foot. I like the devil theory angle, but I waffle at his determinist ideas about human existence.

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  • 12-17-19

Don't let it offend your beliefs

It is interesting to note how old this book is. Toward the end of the book, it did cause me a little distress because the book has made assertions that seem to contradict assertions in prior chapters. Suffice to say, you must understand what the author is attempting to do here. Then you will see it is not intending to offend your sensibilities and understanding of the world. It may seem a bit preachy and I am being kind. Truth is with another narrator the result might have been different. Remember, listening to audio books confronts your own inner voice you have when reading anything, so a voice that comes at you differently can be offensive and crude. After listening, it ended as I expected and I was not disappointed. After listening to many and reading far more on UFO's, ancient cultures and ultra-terrestrials, this book was a good addition to that list, but this is NOT the first book I would recommend on the subject. I would say however, that this book is a great way to END research on the topic(s).

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Poor predictions from the 70's

A lot of strong opinions that didn't pan out. Very little worth gleaning here today.

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this book is not based on fact at all.

so I welcome healthy skepticism however anyone stating that Jesus Christ never existed because of a lack of documentation amongst many other false claims stated in this book has not done their homework. definitely a biased perspective from a closed mind. what a disappointment!

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Don't take this book seriously

This book is loaded with misinformation, but amusing if you don't take it too seriously.

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a valuable lesson

this book taught me a good lesson that I'll never forget... always read the reviews of a book before spending your credit on it...

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gray-matter Food

Another drop in the bucket in search of breaking the souls glass ceiling. Will this deposit free yours?

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outdated but still really good.

This book is worth a listen despite how outdated it is. What I found must interesting is how accurately he predicts the globalized computer driven economy we have today.

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