Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan, accompanies a group of Viking warriors as they sail to the aide of a village that has been repeatedly attacked and brutalized by flesh eating creatures that no one can describe. The creatures always attack at night and remove body parts of their victims.
The creatures attacked again after the warriors arrived and nearly wiped them out. Ibn writes a manuscript of all his experiences with the Northmen. In it he describes the rotting stench of the killers, their hairy arms and backs, and the terrible claws and teeth. Morale is low as all fear they are fighting some supernatural creatures until Ibn actually sees a human arm beneath all that hair, while engaged in battle. Reguvinated, they reconnoiter and learn they must kill the "mother" of these mysterious creatures, their queen. When she dies, the men serving her will stop attacking the villiage. The Northmen devise a daring but dangerous plan. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Horror story? Yes Horror plotlets - the monster chased me! Descript. of chases or violence - 30 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - an entire race Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - super strength Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount How sensitive is this character? Setting Terrain Earth setting: - general past Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - orgies - actual description of sex How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |