Question: Rod Sterling narrated a series based on a book by what German author?
Context: Every Man Dies Alone or Alone in Berlin (German: "Jeder stirbt für sich allein" ) is a 1947 novel by German author Hans Fallada.  It is based on the true story of a working class husband and wife who, acting alone, became part of the German Resistance.  They were eventually discovered, denounced, arrested, tried and executed.  Fallada's book was one of the first anti-Nazi novels to be published by a German after World War II. Annette Schmiedchen is a German author, scholar of Sanskrit epigraphy, indologist, a researcher at the Humboldt University of Berlin and a member of faculty of Indology at Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg.  She is the author of several articles on Indian heritage and Culture and the book, "Herrschergenealogie und Religioses Patronat: Die Inschriftenkultur der Rastrakutas, Silaharas und Yadavas", the 17th book released under the series, Gonda Indological Studies by Brill Publishers.  The Government of India honoured her in 2015 with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. The Reckless Series is a planned pentalogy of fantasy novels written by German author Cornelia Funke in collaboration with Lionel Wigram.  As of 2016, the first three books in the series have been published, titled "Reckless", "Fearless" and "The Golden Yarn".  The series, based on 19th Century Europe, features many elements of fairy tales, notably the tales of the German Brothers Grimm.  In future novels, Funke plans to include fairy tales from other cultures such as Spain, France and Russia. Duck, Death and the Tulip (German title: "Ente, Tod und Tulpe") is a 2007 children's book by German author and illustrator Wolf Erlbruch.  The book, which deals with death and the afterlife, has been translated into various languages, including Dutch and English, and was adapted in animated and movie format. In Search of... is a television series that was broadcast weekly from 1977 to 1982, devoted to mysterious phenomena.  It was created after the success of three one-hour TV documentaries produced by creator Alan Landsburg: "In Search of Ancient Astronauts" in 1973 (based on the book "Chariots of the Gods? " by Erich von Däniken), "In Search of Ancient Mysteries" and "The Outer Space Connection", both in 1975 (later adapted into popular paperbacks written by Landsburg).  All three featured narration by Rod Serling, who was the initial choice to host the spin-off show.  After Serling's death, Leonard Nimoy was selected to be the host. The Golden Hamster Saga is a children's book series written by German author Dietlof Reiche, and translated by John Brownjohn.  It was illustrated by Wolf Erlbruch and Joe Cepeda.  The series revolves around a golden hamster named Freddy Auratus, two silly guinea pigs named Enrico and Caruso, a black, civilized tomcat named Sir William, and Freddy's owner, Mr. John, who translates German to English. Chariots of the Gods?  Unsolved Mysteries of the Past (German: "Erinnerungen an die Zukunft: Ungelöste Rätsel der Vergangenheit" ; in English, "Memories of the Future: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past") is a book authored in 1968 by Erich von Däniken.  It involves the hypothesis that the technologies and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts who were welcomed as gods. Legal High is a 2016 novel by German author .  Originally written in the German language, it is a social satire concerning a near-future Germany where a legalization of cannabis is imminent.  The book's author is also a journalist and as of 2016 , the editor in chief of "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung"' s cultural magazine "Frankfurter Allgemeine Quarterly".  The novel's protagonist, "der Dude", is based on a German cannabis grower with whom Schmidt became acquainted while doing journalism research. Reisen eines Deutschen in England im Jahre 1782 (English: Journeys of a German in England in 1782) is a travel memoir by German author Karl Philipp Moritz.  Moritz was a young scholar and Anglophile traveling to England for the first time.  His journey was approximately two months during June and July 1782 and began in London where he saw famous sights, attended the theater and watched sessions of Parliament.  He then set out on foot for Richmond, stopping at Oxford, Derby, Leicester, Peak Cavern and Northampton and back to London.  The book was written as a series of letters to Moritz's friend at home and is in two equal parts, the first in London, the second walking about. Measuring the World (German: "Die Vermessung der Welt") is a novel by German author Daniel Kehlmann, 2005 published by Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek.  The novel re-imagines the lives of German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss and German geographer Alexander von Humboldt—who was accompanied on his journeys by Aimé Bonpland—and their many groundbreaking ways of taking the world's measure, as well as Humboldt's and Bonpland's travels in America and their meeting in 1828.  One subplot fictionalises the conflict between Gauss and his son Eugene; while Eugene wanted to become a linguist, his father decreed that he study law.  The English translation is by Carol Brown Janeway (November 2006).  The book was a bestseller; by 2012 it had sold more than 2.3 million copies in Germany alone.
Answer: Erich von Däniken