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Eaters of the dead : the manuscript of Ibn Fadlan relating his experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922 / Michael Crichton.

Author/creator Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Knopf, 1976.
Description193 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content Publisher description
Subject(s)
Ibn Faḍlān, Aḥmad, active 922--Fiction.
Beowulf--Adaptations.
Epic poetry, English (Old)--Adaptations.
Heroes--Scandinavia --Fiction.
Northmen--Fiction.
Monsters--Fiction.
Vikings--Fiction.
Dragons--Fiction.
Abstract It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to the north. Fadlan belatedly discovers that his job is to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikings--but just how he will do it, Fadlan has no idea.
Local noteSee also manuscript material related to the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Ask in Joyner Library Special Collections.
Bibliography noteBibliography: p. 191-193.
Other formsAlso issued online.
Acquisitions source Joyner Schlobin copy Gift of James C. Holte, 2006.
Issued in other formOnline version: Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008. Eaters of the dead. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 1976
LCCN 75037900
ISBN0394494008
ISBN9780394494005

Available Items

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Joyner Schlobin Fantasy Collection PS3553.R48 E28 1976 ✔ Available Request Material
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