Eaters of the Dead - Michael Crichton • BookLikes (ISBN:0099222825)

Eaters of the Dead

by: Michael Crichton (author)

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In A.D. 922 Ibn Fadlan, the representative of the ruler of Baghdad, City of Peace, crosses the Caspian sea and journeys up the valley of the Volga on a mission to the king of Saqaliba. Before he arrives, he meets with Buliwyf, a powerful Viking chieftain who is summoned by his besieged relatives to the North. Buliwyf must return to Scandinavia and save his countrymen and family from the monsters of the mist. Join them on their stunning adventure to the mysterious land where the

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Format: paperback

ISBN: 9780099222828 (0099222825)

Publish date: 1997

Publisher: Arrow Books

Pages no: 186

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novels, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Horror, Action, Suspense

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Wyvernfriend Reads rated it

6 years ago

http://wyvernfriend.booklikes.com Wyvernfriend Reads 4.0 Well done audio

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Listened to this after reading and both were after watching the film. To be brutally honest my favourite experience was the film. An Arab diplomat goes on adventures in northern viking lands and the events of Beowulf unfold, It's an interesting look at the story and the adventures that they have....

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MikeDI rated it

8 years ago

http://MikeDI.booklikes.com MikeDI 4.0 Eaters of the Dead

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This was a great effort from Michael Crichton.

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Worlds Inside Books rated it

9 years ago

http://alostgeek.booklikes.com Worlds Inside Books 2.0 Devoradores de cadaveres (Spanish Edition)

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This is one of the rare cases where I like the film much more than the book. It's written in an unusual way (like a chronicle), which unfortunately means that all the plot, especially the action parts, is rather monotonous.

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Booklog rated it

12 years ago

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A kind of ingenious revision to the Beowulf epic - though I've never been a fan of the original. Crichton says in the afterword that the novel came about as something of a dare when a friend was compiling a college reading list that included the pieces of literature people think are too "boring" to ...

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rainontheroad rated it

12 years ago

http://rainontheroad.booklikes.com rainontheroad 4.0 Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A. D. 922 (A Bantam Book)

text Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A. D. 922 (A Bantam Book)

Really enjoyed this book.Creepy at times, funny at others, really worth reading.Pity that it was so short.Wonder how much of it is true.

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