years ago, in some cases much earlier than accepted by orthodox history, and with techniques and technology that were not yet supposed to be in existence. He therefore supposes that they were constructed by theorized civilisations destroyed by the Younger Dryas impact event, or else the survivors of the event and their immediate descendants. In the later case, he proposes that their purpose was to pass on the knowledge of these pre-cataclysm civilisations, with their builders being the book's titular "magicians of the gods". Reception Literary reviewers have described the book as ludicrous but entertaining. Michael Taube of The Washington Times wrote, "obviously, I don’t believe in Mr. Hancock’s creative fairytale [...] but if a little magic is your cup of tea, this phantasmagorical book will do the trick." Kirkus Reviews concluded that it is "risible and sure to sell." Conversely, sceptic author Jason Colavito considered it "not a good book by either the standards of entertainment or science", describing it as derivative of previous works of catastrophist pseudoarchaeology, and saying that it showed "Hancock at his worst: angry, petulant, and slipshod." References Works cited External links Magicians of the Gods on the author's website 2015 non-fiction books Books by Graham Hancock English-language books Pseudoarchaeological texts Hodder & Stoughton books Thomas Dunne Books books Sequel books