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Eaters of the Dead

Written by: Michael Crichton
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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The year is A.D. 922. A refined Arab courtier, representative of the powerful Caliph of Baghdad, encounters a party of Viking warriors who are journeying to the barbaric North. He is appalled by their Viking customs - the wanton sexuality of their pale, angular women, their disregard for cleanliness...their cold-blooded human sacrifices. But it is not until they reach the depths of the Northland that the courtier learns the horrifying and inescapable truth: he has been enlisted by these savage, inscrutable warriors to help combat a terror that plagues them - a monstrosity that emerges under cover of night to slaughter the Vikings and devour their flesh....

Eaters of the Dead was adapted to the screen as The 13th Warrior, starring Antonio Banderas.

©1976 by Michael Crichton; Copyright renewed 2004 by CrichtonSun LLC. (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
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This novel blows it away, I especially liked how it felt like a historical journey that was being narrated to me.

I knew it was fiction, but towards the end I was (and still am) convinced of situations like this actually occurring.

Overall, cool story.

I liked the movie

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A wonderful perspective on a unique period in history. The narrator does a wonderful job brining the characters to life! #audible1

Deep and beautiful

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it was a story for its age and an excellent one as shown in The 13th Warrior movie adaptation.

This is a fantastic read for anyone wanting descriptions of a D&D-like adventuring party traveling through the wilderness and several encounters of exciting violence.

Excellent except for the sex assaults

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It's written as an account of an Arab travelling into the land and company of Vikings, and then a less poetic telling of the story of Beowulf, and it is a rather compelling premise. I would say that either the travelling chapters are too long or the conflict chapters are too short. It could use less time reading as a historical account and more time engaging in the story.

Overall, it's not a big time investment and the writing is good enough and premise is interesting enough.

Interesting story, iffy pacing.

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The first few chapters are basically just fact from the manuscript, setting the table if you will. Once they meet the Vikings Crighton takes over and it becomes fantastic!

Outstanding all though a slow build at first....

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