This month's book: The 13th Warrior by Michael Crichton (Formerly titled Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922).

This month's DVD: The 13th Warrior (1999)

Synopsis

It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to the north. Fadlan belatedly discovers that his job is to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikings--but just how he will do it, Fadlan has no idea....

In Michael Crichton's own words

The story behind this novel appears in an essay in the paperback edition. The short version is, I wrote Eaters of the Dead on a bet that I could make an entertaining story out of Beowulf.

It’s an unusual book. Readers either like it, or they don’t. I’m quite pleased with the movie (13th Warrior), which I think captures the feeling of the novel vey well.
 

Read the book, watch the movie, then join us in the Activity Room on the third floor to discuss!

Copies of the book and film are available for request via CLEVNET. In addition, several copies of the book and film will be available for pickup at Morley Library's checkout desk.

For more information, call Morley Library's Adult and Teen Services Department at (440) 352-3383.