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From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park , an epic tale of unspeakable horror
The year is A.D. 922. A refined Arab courtier, representative of the powerful Caliph of Baghdad, encounters a party of Viking warriors who are journeying to the barbaric North. He is appalled by their Viking customs-the wanton sexuality of their pale, angular women, their disregard for cleanliness . . . their cold-blooded human sacrifices. But it is not until they reach the depths of the Northland that the courtier learns the horrifying and inescapable truth: he has been enlisted by these savage, inscrutable…mehr

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From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park , an epic tale of unspeakable horror

The year is A.D. 922. A refined Arab courtier, representative of the powerful Caliph of Baghdad, encounters a party of Viking warriors who are journeying to the barbaric North. He is appalled by their Viking customs-the wanton sexuality of their pale, angular women, their disregard for cleanliness . . . their cold-blooded human sacrifices. But it is not until they reach the depths of the Northland that the courtier learns the horrifying and inescapable truth: he has been enlisted by these savage, inscrutable warriors to help combat a terror that plagues them-a monstrosity that emerges under cover of night to slaughter the Vikings and devour their flesh . . .

"Crichton knows how to craft a tale, one that keeps the reader turning the pages."- Houston Chronicle

"Michael Crichton is one of our most gifted popular novelists. A true son of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells. . . . A master of plausible and frightening scenarios. . . . He is a connoisseur of catastrophe."- Los Angeles Times
Autorenporträt
Michael Crichton wurde 1942 in Chicago geboren und studierte in Harvard Medizin. Crichton, der seit Mitte der Sechzigerjahre Romane schrieb, griff immer wieder gekonnt neueste naturwissenschaftliche und technische Forschungen auf. Für die international erfolgreiche Serie "Emergency Room" schrieb er das Drehbuch. Seine Thriller wurden auch als Filme weltweite Erfolge, über siebenundzwanzig Romane und hundert Millionen verkaufte Bücher stehen für sein Werk. Im November 2008 starb Michael Crichton im Alter von 66 Jahren.
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"Crichton knows how to craft a tale, one that keeps the reader turning the pages." Houston Chronicle