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Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in AD 922 is a 1976 novel by Michael Crichton. The story follows a 10th‑century Muslim Arab who travels with a group of Vikings to their settlement. In an appendix, Crichton explains that the book is based on two sources: the first three chapters retell Ahmad ibn Fadlan’s personal account of his voyage north and his observations of the Varangians, while the remainder adapts the epic of Beowulf. The work was later republished as The 13th Warrior to align with the film adaptation of the novel.
First publish date: 1976
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Michael Crichton
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