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Eaters 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, the fourth novel under his own name and his 14th overall.
The 13th Warrior is a 1999 American historical fiction action film based on Michael Crichton's 1976 novel Eaters of the Dead, [5] which is a loose adaptation of the tale of Beowulf combined with Ahmad ibn Fadlan's historical account of the Volga Vikings. It stars Antonio Banderas as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, as well as Diane Venora and Omar Sharif.
From IMDB's trivia section on the film: "Since Michael Crichton published his novel "Eaters of the Dead" in 1976, the basis of this film, it has become regarded as one of the most notorious hoaxes in Librarianship Circles. The Ahmad Tusi Manuscript that Crichton referenced in his bibliography as being the source of this story, is completely ...
Bay of the Dead: Mark Morris: ISBN 978-1-84607-737-1: 12 The House That Jack Built: Guy Adams: ISBN 978-1-84607-739-5: 13 Risk Assessment: James Goss 15 October 2009 ISBN 978-1-84607-783-8: 14 The Undertaker's Gift: Trevor Baxendale ISBN 978-1-84607-782-1: 15 Consequences: James Moran Joseph Lidster Andrew Cartmel David Llewellyn Sarah ...
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Consisting of a number of magic spells intended to assist a dead person's journey through the Duat, or underworld, and into the afterlife and written by many priests over a period of about 1,000 years. Karl Richard Lepsius introduced for these texts the German name Todtenbuch (modern spelling Totenbuch), translated to English as Book of the Dead.
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The Book Eaters debuted at #2 on the Sunday Times bestseller list for fiction hardbacks in the UK, and reached #2 on the Vancouver Sun's list of bestselling international books in August 2022. [14] It was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award in 2022. [15] Booklist named it a top science fiction/fantasy and horror debut of 2022. [16]