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 thei
Eaters of the dead: The manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, relating his experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922
β Scribed by Michael Crichton
- Book ID
- 100069249
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Year
- 2012;2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Edition
- First Vintage Books Edition, May 2018
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0525436383
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β¦ Synopsis
It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to the north. Fadlan belatedly discovers that his job is to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikingsβbut just how he will do it, Fadlan has no ideaβ¦.
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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 t
It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to the north. Fadlan belatedly discovers that his job is to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikingsβbut just how he will do it, Fadlan has no ideaβ¦.
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 customsβthe gratuitous sexuality of the
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