Eaters Of The Dead Av Michael Crichton

<p><b><i>The Eaters of the Dead</i></b> is a brilliant, stirring tale of historical adventure which deserves a place on readers bookshelves alongside Michael Crichton''s bestselling techno-thrillers. <br><br>It is AD922 and Ibn Fadlan is sent north from Baghdad as a peaceful ambassador. But before he reaches his destination, he falls in with some Vikings and when they are attacked by mystical bloodthirsty creatures in the midst of a terrible fog, he reluctantly agrees to become the prophesied 13th warrior in order for them to survive.<br><br>Later turned into a major Hollywood film, <i>Eaters of the Dead </i>is an imaginative and breathlessly exciting retelling of the Beowulf myth that rescues the story from dry academic analysis and resurrects it as an action-packed story of adventure.</p>