Crichton, Michael - The 13th Warrior
Language: English
Action & Adventure Adaptations Adventure Ahmad Animals Aòhmad English (Old) Epic poetry Europe Fantasy Fiction Fiction - Historical General Historical Historical - General History Horror Ibn Fadlan Ibn Faòdlåan Juvenile Fiction Literary Criticism Medieval Mythical Northmen Scandinavia Science Fiction Technological Vikings beowulf fl. 922 middle ages thriller
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: Mar 12, 1976
Description:
In the year A.D. 922, a refined Arab courtier, representative of the powerful Caliph of Bagdad, encounters a party of Viking warriors on their journey to the barbaric North. He is appalled by Viking customs - the wanton sexuality of their pale, angular women, their disregard for cleanliness, their cold-blooded human sacrifices. But only in the depths of the Northland does he learn the horrifying truth: he has been enlisted to combat a terror that comes under cover of night to slaughter the Vikings and devour their flesh...
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