With extensive illustrations! A vast island empire once stretched across the Pacific, about which legends are told worldwide. The author researched and traveled for ten years until new discoveries in deep-sea archaeology, ancient inscriptions and symbols, as well as historical documents revealed the picture of a highly developed civilization that lived in harmony, mastered weather and gravity, and even engaged in genetic research. Not one, but three catastrophic floods led to its downfall. The survivors brought their knowledge to Asia, Polynesia, and deep into the Americas. Native American totem poles, Thailand's architecture, and the stone statues of Easter Island all show this connection to Mu or Lemuria. Reader reviews: 'Exemplarily researched.' 'Plenty of food for thought.' 'The same passion and thoroughness as Graham Hancock and John A.