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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsEaters of the Deadby Michael Crichton
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In the year A.D. 922, a refined Arab courtier, representative of the powerful
Caliph of Bagdad, encounters a party of Viking warriors on their journey to the barbaric North. He 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 the Northland does he learn the horrifying truth: He has been enlisted to combat a terror that comes under cover of night to slaughter the Vikings and devour their flesh... Synopsis:The classic adventure novel of Viking warriors on a journey to face their most dreaded enemy — by the New York Times-bestselling author of Airframe.
Synopsis:"Crichton excells at storytelling."
NEWSDAY In A.D. 922 Ibn Fadlan, the representative of the ruler of Bagdad, City of Peace, crosses the Caspian sea and journeys up the valley of the Volga on a mission to the King of Saqaliba. Before he arrives, he meets with Buliwyf, a powerful Viking chieftain who is summoned by his besieged relatives to the North. Buliwyf must return to Scandanavia and save his countrymen and families from the monsters of the mist.... What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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