So prophesied the Maya 5,000 years ago - the mysterious people whose ruined pyramids and temples in the depths of the Central American rainforests are alive with inscriptions that baffled scholars for centuries. Who were the Maya? Where did they come from and why did they suddenly disappear? Will we suffer floods, volcanic eruptions and chaos in 2012? In this thrilling and controversial book, Maurice Cotterell and Adrian Gilbert, co-author of the world bestseller The Orion Mystery, offer controversial answers that the establishment 'experts' refuse to accept. Decoding the complex Mayan astrological prophecies, they tell of the catastrophes to come in and after 2012.