He never arrives but is instead conscripted by a group of Vikings to take part in a hero's quest to the north. The Caliph of Baghdad, Al-Muqtadir, sends his ambassador, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, to the king of the Volga Bulgars. The remainder is based upon the story of Beowulf. The first three chapters are a retelling of Ahmad ibn Fadlan's personal account of his actual journey north and his experiences with and observations of Vikings (probably from Sweden). The story is about a 10th-century Muslim Arab who travels with a group of Vikings to their settlement.Ĭrichton explains in an appendix that the book was based on two sources. 922" Alfred A Knipf publishers, New York hardbound in brown and black boards with gilt stamp design on cover and gilt stamp lettering along spine very good condition with unmarked pages dust jacket quite good with minimal ageing or wear.Įaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in AD 922 (later republished as The 13th Warrior to correspond with the film adaptation of the novel) is a 1976 novel by Michael Crichton. 1976 "First Edition" stated "The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D.
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