Eaters of the Dead

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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. Best Download Eaters of the Dead author Michael Crichton For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I have to confess, the first time I read this book I thought it was a real manuscript, and that Crichton was just putting it for us in book formuntil I got to the epilogue That was when I understand that Crichton is an amazing story teller.Digging around, I found out that Crichton did the book out of a bet that he could not make Beowulf interesting And what a book he came out with The book tells the story of an Arab ambassador Ibn Fadlan, as he t...Oi, Are you ready to ride towards Valhalla with mighty Viking warriorsStep right into this ship, dear fellowAnimals die, friends die, and I shall die, but one thing never dies, and that is the reputation we leave behind at our deathIn Eaters of the Dead, Crichton forms a holy matrimony between facts and legends, as he seamlessly combines the acc...Awful Don t waste your time Much despised gory violence 0 of 10 starsArabian Nights meets Vikings how did I put off reading this book for so long when I loved The 13th Warrior and when I have a huge weakness for Vikings I don t know Maybe I have way too many unread books piling up everywhere in my apartment, so some titles slip through the cracks But my husband had not seen The 13th Warrior , so we sat down to watch it the other day and I realized I had a copy of Eaters of the Dead somewhere, that was patiently waiting for me to get around to it No Arabian Nights meets Vikings how did I put off reading this book for so long when I loved The 13th Warrior and when I have a huge weakness for Vikings I don t know Maybe I have way too many unread books piling up everywhere in my apartme...Let me preface this review by saying Eaters of the Dead is not fantasy It seems often shelved by people as fantasy, but it is not There are some fantasy themes eg the story is based on Beowulf, and that is all A whiff of potential fantasy that is nothan a whiff.I thoroughly enjoyed the book, although I think it should nearly be classed as a novella That is what I regard it as The movie The Thirteenth Warrior is a favourite of mine and I was pleased to see it di...This was a book that I had on my shelves for a long time and ditched it unread long ago during a spastic weeding out It was a stupid decision, but was no doubt prompted by a quick glance through that revealed it was written like a manuscript and my mood wasn t simpatico with that at the time But when I rewatched The 13th Warrior recently, I was reminded yet again that it was a book first, and that I should really really read it Luckily my liberry had it and I could finally finally read it This was a book that I had on my shelves for a long time and ditched it unread long ago during a spastic weeding out It was a stupid decision, but was no doubt prompted by a quick glance through that revealed it was written like a manuscript and my mood wasn t simpatico with that at the time But when I rewatched The 13th Warrior recently, I was reminded yet again that it was a book first, and that I should really really read it Luckily my liberry had it and I could finally finally read it What s the lesson here Never throw out anything ever One dumb move like this is easily remedied.I read this in nearly one sitting, not a common thing for me I ate it up The style definitely was a plus this time, and Crichton imitated the real Ibn Fadlan s voice so thoroughly...This book was everything I have been looking for lately.Violence Check.Great story but not overly done background stories nor weighed down by unnecessary details Check while I love these things usually, sometimes ...Very well done if you understand Crichton s purpose,I think that the confusion with this book arises from the fact that people don t understand what Crichton accomplished This is a retelling of Beowulf, in a first person, narrative, entertaining form.The narrator, Ibn Fadlan, is an actual Muslim writer from the 10th century The first 3 chapters of this book are actually from his original narrative Crichton then moves from there in to the fictional portion, using Fadlan as a first hand Very well done if you understand Crichton s purpose,I think that the confusion with this book arises from the fact that people don t understand what Crichton accomplished This is a retelling of Beowulf, in a first person,...I d been wanting to read this book ever since I found out the movie The 13th Warrior was based on it I m a fan of historical fiction and thought this would be right up my alley It was a decent read, shorter than I expected and better than the movie I love the blending at the start of real excerpts from an historical document with the fiction of Beowulf It was short though and could have used...THE 13th WARRIOR We come from the land of the ice and snow,From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,To fight the horde, singing and crying Valhalla, I am coming Page Plant, Immigrant Song, 1970.The idea for the book came after Crichton heard his pal giving a lecture including Beowulf as among the Bores of Literature Crichton notes in an appendix that the book is based partly on the Beowulf myth.The full name of this 1976 novel THE 13th WARRIOR We come from the land of ...

Eaters of the Dead
  • English
  • 13 February 2018
  • Paperback
  • 304 pages
  • 0060891564
  • Michael Crichton
  • Eaters of the Dead