The story of a writer who accidentally stumbles across the elixir of immortality and in doing so encounters the small group of immortals who have jealously guarded this secret for centuries. Once the writer has knowledge of this elixir, called 'Mafussalin', the group of five immortals give him a stark choice: either join them, with the price of admission, being a duel to the death between the immortal who accidentally gave the secret away or death at the hands of the group. As the writer makes up his mind, sometimes aided and at other times opposed by the ever shifting alliances from within the group, we discover how the other immortals became this way, their true ages and what they have done with this 'gift'.

Die Geschichte eines Schriftstellers, der zufällig auf ein Unsterblichkeitselixier stößt und dadurch mit einer Gruppe Unsterblicher konfrontiert wird, die dieses Geheimnis seit Jahrhunderten eifersüchtig bewahren. Denn das Elixier reicht nicht für alle – einer muss verzichten…

Писатель средней руки Феликс Снегирев становится обладателем страшной тайны секты бессмертных. Он узнает о существовании эликсира вечной жизни. Теперь перед ним встает нелегкий выбор: умереть или стать бессмертным?