Who's Afraid of Beowulf?

Who's Afraid of Beowulf?

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name = Who's Afraid of Beowulf?
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author = Tom Holt
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Satirical Fantasy novel
publisher = Macmillan Publishers
release_date = 1988
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 210 pp
isbn = ISBN 0441885918
preceded_by = Expecting Someone Taller
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Who’s Afraid of Beowulf? is the second humorous-fantasy novel by popular British author Tom Holt, first published in the UK in 1988 by Macmillan Publishers. Unlike Holt's other early books, this is not based on any particular opera or well-known mythic cycle.The story takes place in Caithness, Scotland. An archeologist named Hildy Frederisken is investigating a fantastic discovery of an ancient Viking burial ship. Unbeknownst to her, the ship is occupied by a horde of Viking heroes and their king. Hildy must help these hapless warriors in their quest to defeat the evil sorcerer king and other enemies such as BBC film crews, Esso petrol tokens and second-rate fish and chips.

* ISBN 1-857-23196-1
* ISBN 0-312-02669-2
* ISBN 0-441-88591-8
* ISBN 0-333-46004-9
* ISBN 0-708-84258-5


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