<\/span><\/h4>\nThis 1969 novel was the first one to be written in the author’s own name. It talks about a break of deadly extraterrestrial microorganisms in the forests of Arizona, and as a protocol, they had to activate a wildfire to contain threats of this nature. This novel was somewhat the start of the techno thriller genre. This microorganism kills people by instantaneous blood clotting. The novel talks about bio-weapon technology. Andromeda was the code name of the microbe that mutated with each growth cycle and changed its biological properties each time. Because of this unique storyline, this novel received overwhelmingly positive reviews and established Michael Crichton as an established science fiction writer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Eaters of the Dead<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nThe novel is very compelling and is a pleasure to read. The main character is Ahmad Ibn Fadlan who is forced from his relatively easy lifestyle in the Middle East to enter into a war by a group of 12 barbaric heathens to fight against a kingdom full of murderous. 13 warriors were required for that mission and according to an old lady known as the \u201cangel of death\u201d who reads the bones and tells them that the 13th warrior should be a foreigner and hence Ahmad has to enter without his will. Initially, he doesn\u2019t like their living culture with multiple Gods and a lack of writing ability. He finds that very unhygienic, full of violence and much more. But during his stay with these warriors, he finds value in their ways and gets forever changed by his harrowing experiences fighting the eaters of the. Ahmad travels with the northern people to the kingdom of Rothgar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe author has adopted a very smooth way of writing, which appears very authentic to the time period. Ahmad is able to discover his inner hero, and we also learn that people may appear barbaric and animalistic, but they, too, are vulnerable and have humanity in them. Later, a movie with the name \u201cThe 13<\/span>th<\/span> Warrior\u201d was made based on this novel, which turned out to be an excellent movie. In short, a well-written and deep novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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