The Ibn Fadlan manuscript represents the earliest known eyewitness account of Viking life and society.
An edition of Eaters of the Dead
(1976)
Eaters of the Dead
The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating His Experiences With the Northmen in A.D. 922
1st Ballantine Books trade ed. (3)
by Michael Crichton
- 13 Ratings
- 113 Want to read
- 3 Currently reading
- 26 Have read
Share
×Close
Internationally renowned for his riveting, stunningly original bestsellers JURASSIC PARK and RISING SUN, Michael Crichton has crafted, in EATERS OF THE DEAD, the strangest and most fascinating story of his career. In the year 922 AD, the refined Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, representative of the powerful Caliph of Bagdad, accompanies a party of Viking warriors on their journey to the barbaric north. Ibn Fadlan is appalled by Viking customs--the wanton sexuality of their pale, angular women, their disregard for cleanliness, their cold-blooded human sacrifices. But only in the depths of Northland does he learn the horrifying truth: that he has been enlisted to combat a terror that comes under cover of night to slaughter the Vikings and devour their flesh. Based on the fragments of an actual 10th-century Arabic manuscript, EATERS OF THE DEAD combines the thrill of a voyage into the unknown with the shocking revelations of a truth far stranger than fiction.
--back cover
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: Portuguese English French Dutch
Subjects
adaptations, fiction, vikings, historical fiction, fantasy fiction, Northmen, Beowulf Adaptations, Beowolf, Dragons, English epic poetry adaptations, Heroes, Monsters, Beowulf, Fiction, horror, Epic poetry, English (Old), Middle Ages, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, suspense, Large type books, Fiction, science fiction, general, American literature, Fiction, VikingsPeople
Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, Al-MuqtadirPlaces
Scandinavia, Bagdad, Volga Bulgars, NorthlandTimes
10th century, 922, Middle AgesShowing 10 featured editions. View all 49 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
01
Canibais
1999-10, Publicações Europa-América
Paperback
in Portuguese
- 3.a edicäo; Movie tie-in
9721046116 9789721046115
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
02
Eaters of the Dead: the manuscript of Ibn Fadlan relating his experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922.
1999?, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- 1st Ballantine Books ed. (41); Movie tie-in
0345354613 9780345354617
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
03
The 13th Warrior: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922, Part 922
1999?, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- Movie Tie-In Edition; 1st Ballantine Books edition (49)
0345354613 9780345354617
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
04
Le treizième guerrier
1999, Robert Laffont
Paperback
in French
- Movie Tie-In Edition
2221088484 9782221088487
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
05
The 13th Warrior - The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating To His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922
1997, Arrow Books
paperback
0099271281 9780099271284
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
06
Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating His Experiences With the Northmen in A.D. 922
1993-05, Ballantine Books
Trade Paperback
in English
- 1st Ballantine Books trade ed. (3)
0345383249 9780345383242
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
07
Eaters of the Dead
1977-04, Bantam Books
mass market paperback
in English
- Bantam Edition; Illustrated Edition
0553047920
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
08
De mistmonsters: het verslag van de Arabische diplomaat Ibn Fadlan over zijn huiveringwekkende ervaringen in 922 met de barbaarse Vikingen en de gruwelijke eters van dodenvleesʺ
1977, Elsevier
Paperback
in Dutch
9010018059 9789010018052
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
09
Eaters of the Dead: The manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, relating his experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922
1977, Bantam Books
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- Illustrated Edition; Bantam edition (1)
0553102370 9780553102376
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
10
Eaters of the dead: the manuscript of Ibn Fadlan relating his experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922
1976, Knopf
Hardcover
in English
- Second Printing Before Publication
0394494008 9780394494005
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Published in
New York, USA
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-192).
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Work Description
Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in AD 922 (later republished as The 13th Warrior to correspond with the film adaptation of the novel) is a 1976 novel by Michael Crichton, the fourth novel under his own name and his 14th overall. The story is about a 10th-century Muslim Arab who travels with a group of Vikings to their settlement.
Crichton explains in an appendix that the book was based on two sources. The first three chapters are a retelling of Ahmad ibn Fadlan's personal account of his actual journey north and his experiences with and observations of Varangians. The remainder is a retelling of Beowulf.
Also contained in:
Excerpts
added by Lisa.
"first sentence"
Links outside Open Library
Lists
See All-
Horror
from vegas09
-
Want to Read
from Elizabethinafrica5369
-
Books I want to read
from Lucinda Eaddy
-
verified
from Lisa
-
Movie & TV Tie-ins
from Simon Scudder
-
'SEXTANT'
from Frank Lee Scarlet
| December 12, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| January 19, 2023 | Edited by AgentSapphire | merge authors |
| January 19, 2023 | Edited by AgentSapphire | ocaid |
| January 19, 2023 | Edited by AgentSapphire | Merge works |
| October 15, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |