false <![CDATA[Eaters of the Dead]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570190m/5975933.jpg 7673 37 997260 book 1976 Eaters of the Dead total:4884|5:839|4:1525|3:1680|2:649|1:191| 4884 16824 5857 298 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 5 4 false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Sun Sep 16 03:36:40 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 03:43:08 -0700 2007
Digging around, I found out that Crichton di...more...]]> 197128 0788734598 9780788734595 2 1 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172604216m/197128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197128.Eaters_of_the_Dead 2 1 false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 14:42:14 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 16:23:19 -0800 2008 1 Eaters of the Dead: 2.5 stars

I've only ever actually seen Crichton's work - The Andromeda Strain (the original, not the remake), Jurassic Park, The Great Train Robbery and The 13th Warrior (based on Eaters) - and, technically, I still haven't read him. Based on this novel, I'll still not...more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 4 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Mar 18 22:30:59 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 22:31:59 -0700 2009 Awesome movie, too - no matter what the critics say.
]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 5 0 false Thu Dec 04 11:54:11 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 12:17:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 847994 0099222825 9780099222828 54 10 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/847994.Eaters_of_the_Dead 4 0 false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 03:05:10 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 03:15:50 -0800 2009
This book overlaps the stories of Beowulf and the documented adventures of historical writer Ah...more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 5 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Thu Jul 09 17:15:21 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 17:15:59 -0700 2009 ...this book is in fact based on a real manuscript by the Arab traveller ibn Fadlan in the tenth century who made his way from the Caliphate to the shores of the Volga to treat with the Bulgar kingdom which was then ensconced there (apparently to...more...]]> 6376790 12 2 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238716878m/6376790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6376790-eaters-of-the-dead 4 0 false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 21:52:50 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 16:09:15 -0700 2009 2
"Geoffrey Bibby says, 'The history of northern and eastern Europe is viewed from the West an...more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Mon Aug 31 11:07:19 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 11:14:16 -0700 2009
The novel is set in the 10th century. The Caliph of Baghdad (Arabic: المقتدر بالله) sends his ambassador, Ahmad ibn Fadlan (Ar...more...]]> 85428 107 14 The 13th Warrior (Previously Eaters of the Dead) 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171059999m/85428.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85428.The_13th_Warrior 4 0 false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 20:39:08 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 21:00:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 3 0 false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 22:52:04 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 12:41:39 -0700 2009
What I also remember about the mov...more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 4 1 false Mon Jun 30 09:02:30 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 09:04:25 -0700 2008 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 0 0 false Sun Dec 28 05:42:10 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 05:43:18 -0800 2008 The 13th Warrior.

I have stopped reading this author as I find him morally reprehensible. Shame really, because I did like some of his works, including this one. Any future books registered to my bookcrossing shelf will be ones given to me to BookCross. I ...more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 4 0 false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 06:35:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 06:04:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 4 0 false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 18:32:47 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 18:35:21 -0700 2009
I've read a few of Crichton's works in the past and always felt they were lacking somewhat. Not so with this one.

I'll admit though, I saw the movie first. After hearing about how the movie was a com...more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 5 1 false Thu May 15 07:52:01 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 07:54:07 -0700 2008 6376790 12 2 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238716878m/6376790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6376790-eaters-of-the-dead 2 0 false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 08:20:50 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 11:52:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 4 0 false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 09:06:46 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 09:10:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 3 0 false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 07:12:59 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 07:21:26 -0800 2008
Loo...more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 4 0 false Sun Mar 10 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sun Nov 16 11:09:26 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 11:30:59 -0800 2008 3
That may be a fair analysis, I have...more...]]> 7673 0060891564 9780060891565 4490 250 Eaters of the Dead 3.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570185m/7673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7673.Eaters_of_the_Dead 4 0 false Wed Jul 09 12:56:17 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 13:01:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5975933