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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJan 26, 2016
    ISBN9781501216732
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    Eaters of the Dead
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    Michael Crichton

    Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was the author of the bestselling novels The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Sphere, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, Next and Dragon Teeth, among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into forty languages, and have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He wrote and directed Westworld, The Great Train Robbery, Runaway, Looker, Coma and created the hit television series ER. Crichton remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year. Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling Robopocalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, as well as ten other books. He recently wrote the Earth 2: Society comic book series for DC Comics. Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master’s degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has published over a dozen scientific papers and holds four patents. Wilson lives in Portland, Oregon.

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    • 5/5
      Very well told story that keeps the action moving from start to finish!
    • 2/5
      I just couldn’t get into the story. The characters failed to draw me in. The story was told by the protagonist in an almost clinical nature, as if observing gorillas in the wild. Despite being a shorter book, the story felt like it dragged. I gave up about 2/3 of the way through.
    • 5/5
      Greatly read audiobook, is a fast paced story, a good read, can finish in a day. The historical content that makes up the story is quite interesting as well.
    • 5/5
      Great book. One of my fav. Movies. This was really a great presentation
    • 5/5
      Book better than the movie.I love the factual retelling of it.
    • 5/5
      This is the second time I'm reading this book. The last time I read it was more than 25 years ago. This time, I read it after having read (again, actually listened to) Seamus Heaney's excellent translation of Beowulf. Knowing the context of Beowulf made the re-reading of this reimagining by Michael Crichton an absolute pleasure. I can honestly say I liked this version better than Heaney's poetic Beowulf. This is more "epic" in its scale and telling.
    • 3/5
      Not really Crichton's best but still entertaining.
      This book was apparently a kind of experience or pet project, as follow up to a friendly argument the author had on how to bring classics to students. Crichton basically piggybacked on the work of a real world arabian chronicler to blend seamlessly facts and fiction and tell his version of Beowulf.
      As a writing experiment it's interesting. However this is really a kind of "Sinuhe" set in the Viking age, not quite what I am looking for coming from the author of "Jurassic Park" and "Next". The narration was OK.
    • 5/5
      The story is an exceptional retelling of Beowulf. The change in perspective really delivers on the 'mortal' perspective.
    • 4/5
      I remember the film based on this book and so I thought I'd give it a go. I enjoyed the mix of fiction and history. Well worth a read.
    • 4/5
      It’s a wild work of fiction, if you dig a really raw, scary, early man type view, this is your looking glass.
    • 4/5
      This book is not without its faults. Often times, it blazes past action sequences in a manner that would astonish Tolkien himself. The world building and the fish out of water story are worth the read.
    • 4/5
      Bottom of my is not ?? and tap tire and everything
    • 3/5
      It was just ok... not one of his best books out.