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Synopsis. The plot concerns four college students who discover a Catalan manuscript, The Book of Skulls, dealing with an order of monks living in a monastery in the Arizona desert, whose members claim the power to bestow immortality on those who complete their bizarre initiation rite.
- Robert Silverberg
- 1972
Dec 1, 1971 · 3,557 ratings381 reviews. Seeking the immortality promised in an ancient manuscript, The Book of Skulls, four friends, college roommates, go on a spring break trip to Eli, the scholar, who found and translated the book; Timothy, scion of an American dynasty, born and bred to lead; Ned, poet and cynic; and Oliver, the brilliant farm boy obsessed ...
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Jan 31, 2006 · Robert Silverberg's The Book of Skulls is the tale of a group of college students on spring break in the hunt for adventure as they follow up on an ancient text promising immortality. The hook is that only two can be granted immortality, while one must be murdered and the other commit suicide.
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Jan 1, 1999 · Robert Silverberg's The Book of Skulls is the tale of a group of college students on spring break in the hunt for adventure as they follow up on an ancient text promising immortality. The hook is that only two can be granted immortality, while one must be murdered and the other commit suicide.
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- Robert Silverberg
After Eli, a scholarly college student, finds and translates an ancient manuscript called The Book of Skulls, he and his friends embark on a cross-country trip to Arizona in search of a...
- Robert Silverberg
- Open Road Media, 2018
- 1504051351, 9781504051354
- The Book of Skulls
May 8, 2018 · Overview. How far will four friends go for immortality? This novel is Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author “Robert Silverberg at his very best” (George R. R. Martin).
Four students discover a manuscript, The Book of Skulls, which reveals the existence of a sect, now living in the Arizona desert, whose members can offer immortality to those who can complete its initiation rite.
