The Skyski Device — John Marshall

Three golden objects becomes a focal point from the distant past and the distant future. An epigraphic archaeologist, his intern, a linguist and a civil engineer become involved with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic clay tablets telling of three golden idols. They conclude another set of clay tablets, containing undecipherable symbols, defines the location.An eccentric, captivating and mesmerizing old storyteller spins tales that paralleled the story told by hieroglyphics. The mysterious storyteller joins the search for the idols and reveals the three golden carriages mistakenly called 'idols' belonged to him. He also claimed to be from 20,000 years in the future sent here by the 5,000 years old Skyski Device. He tells of his time and how humans are losing their trait of intelligence because they have stopped dreaming. Could a teller of fascinating and captivating stories be believed?Another traveler goes insane when he discovers the secret of the Skyski Device and plans to destroy humanity now rather than wait 20,000 years.