The Book of Skulls
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The Book of Skulls is a 1972 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows four college students who discover a desert cult promising immortality at the cost of ritual sacrifice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Book of Skulls canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Robert Silverberg ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
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Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| awardNominationYear |
1972
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1973 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
death
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friendship ⓘ guilt ⓘ identity ⓘ immortality ⓘ moral dilemma ⓘ ritual sacrifice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Frank Kelly Freas ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Eli
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Ned ⓘ Oliver ⓘ Tim ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-684-12569-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | four college students ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | alternating character perspectives ⓘ |
| notableFor | exploration of psychological and ethical consequences of immortality ⓘ |
| pageCount | 222 ⓘ |
| partOfMovement | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| plotElement |
discovery of a manuscript describing a desert brotherhood
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initiation into a secret immortality cult ⓘ journey to an isolated desert monastery ⓘ one must be sacrificed by the others ⓘ one must commit suicide ⓘ requirement that two of the four must die ⓘ |
| protagonistGroup | four male college students ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| setting | desert ⓘ |
| structure | multiple first-person viewpoints ⓘ |
| theme |
philosophy of mortality
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religion ⓘ secret societies ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Robert Silverberg