The Eaters of the Dead is a brilliant stirring tale of historical adventure which deserves a place on readers bookshelves alongside Michael Crichton's bestselling techno-thrillers. It is AD922 & Ibn Fadlan is sent north from Baghdad as a peaceful ambassador. But before he reaches his destination he falls in with some Vikings & when they are attacked by mystical bloodthirsty creatures in the midst of a terrible fog he reluctantly agrees to become the prophesied 13th warrior in order for them to survive. Later turned into a major Hollywood film Eaters of the Dead is an imaginative & breathlessly exciting retelling of the Beowulf myth that rescues the story from dry academic analysis & resurrects it as an action-packed story of adventure.