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208 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525436386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 May 2018
Description
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 wil...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,130 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
mysterious 41%
tense 34%
informative 28%
challenging 11%
emotional 7%
sad 7%
inspiring 5%
reflective 4%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 63% | A mix: 20% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 37% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 39% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 65% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Gore, Sexual content, SlaveryModerate
Racism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny208 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525436386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 May 2018
Description
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 wil...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,130 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
mysterious 41%
tense 34%
informative 28%
challenging 11%
emotional 7%
sad 7%
inspiring 5%
reflective 4%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 63% | A mix: 20% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 37% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 39% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 65% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, Sexual content, SlaveryModerate
Racism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny