About this work of fiction
The 13th warrior : (formerly titled Eaters of the dead) : the manuscript of Ibn Fadlan relating his experienceswith the Northmen in A.D. 922 by Michael Crichton, 1942-2008 is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an epic tale of unspeakable horror.It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to their home. He is appalled by their customs—the gratuitous sexuality of their women, their disregard for cleanliness, and their cold-blooded sacrifices. As they enter the frozen, forbidden landscape of the North—where the day’s length does not equal the night’s, where after sunset the sky burns in streaks of color—Fadlan soon discovers that he has been unwillingly enlisted to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikings, the monsters of the mist that devour human flesh. But just how he will do it, Fadlan has no idea.Amazon.com ReviewMichael Crichton takes the listener on a one-thousand-year-old journey in his adventure novel Eaters Of The Dead. This remarkable true story originated from actual journal entries of an Arab man who traveled with a group of Vikings throughout northern Europe. In 922 A.D, Ibn Fadlan, a devout Muslim, left his home in Baghdad on a mission to the King of Saqaliba. During his journey, he meets various groups of "barbarians" who
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- Author
- Michael Crichton, 1942-2008
- Publisher
- @mystery_books_ar
- Published
- 1976
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780394494005
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- History, Children'S, Fiction