An edition of Eaters of the Dead (1976)

Eaters of the Dead

  • 3.8 (15 ratings) ·
  • 123 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 30 Have read
Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 3.8 (15 ratings) ·
  • 123 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 30 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by ImportBot
February 28, 2023 | History
An edition of Eaters of the Dead (1976)

Eaters of the Dead

  • 3.8 (15 ratings) ·
  • 123 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 30 Have read

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:

Publish Date
Publisher
Vintage
Pages
208

Buy this book

Previews available in: French English Portuguese Dutch

Edition Availability
Cover of: Eaters of the Dead
Eaters of the Dead
May 01, 2018, Vintage
paperback
Cover of: Le treizième guerrier
Le treizième guerrier
1999, Robert Laffont
Paperback in French - Movie Tie-In Edition
Cover of: Eaters of the Dead
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
Cover of: The 13th Warrior
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)
Cover of: Canibais
Canibais
1999-10, Publicações Europa-América
Paperback in Portuguese - 3.a edicäo; Movie tie-in
Cover of: The 13th Warrior - The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating To His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922
Cover of: Eaters of the Dead
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)
Cover of: Eaters of the Dead
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)
Cover of: Eaters of the Dead
Eaters of the Dead
1977-04, Bantam Books
mass market paperback in English - Bantam Edition; Illustrated Edition
Cover of: De mistmonsters
Cover of: Eaters of the dead
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

Add another edition?

Book Details


The Physical Object

Format
paperback
Number of pages
208

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27360952M
ISBN 10
0525436383
ISBN 13
9780525436386
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0525436383

Excerpts

The Ibn Fadlan manuscript represents the earliest known eyewitness account of Viking life and society.
added by Lisa.

first sentence

Links outside Open Library

Community Reviews (1)

Feedback?
Genres 1 Action 100%

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
February 28, 2023 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
April 8, 2022 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
October 9, 2021 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
January 18, 2020 Edited by lisaBot moving edition(s) to primary work
October 6, 2019 Created by ImportBot Imported from amazon.com record