Product DescriptionIt is the most coveted of all ancient artifacts. In it is written the history—and the fate—of every human being. And he who owns it writes his own destiny. Now Indiana Jones follows a trail of danger, magic, and archaeological mystery through the war-torn Orient, from Rangoon to the Egyptian desert, searching for the secret underground hiding place of the all-powerful Omega Book. But with a beautiful woman seeking her missing magician husband, and a vengeance-crazed Japanese spymaster hot on his heels, Indy is running out of time. If the Omega Book falls into the wrong hands, not only his own fate but the fate of the world will be at the mercy of a madman bent on writing humanity’s final chapter!
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Rating: - China to Egypt
In this last installment of the IJ series written in the 1990s, Indiana Jones, circa 1934, has travelled to China to enter an old Chinese tomb. After a run in with some Imperial Japanese soldiers, Indy makes his escape from Manchuria with the aid of Faye Maskelyne and her teenage daughter Mystery. The two are magicians that have been looking for Faye's missing husband. The adventure finds the trio shipwrecked from a typhoon and moving across Asia towards Iraq on the spur of the moment lead that Faye's ... Read More
Rating: - Secret of the Sphinx
I am a great big fan of Indiana Jones movies and books.Here is another great read.Every thing is so believable,and the way the characters interact with each other is great.The action is very well written,and timed well.This is a good book.
Rating: - Spoiler-free review; wish the book was spoiler-free, too
Most important advice before you buy: you evidently have to read these novels in order. Whoda thunk? This was my first, and I did not thunk, and it revealed the death of some unknown, but apparently important, character in a previous installment. Whoops.
(Before I criticize, here's my full disclosure: I'm an Indiana Jones meganerd; I'm an adult; and genre fiction is primarily what I read -- that is, I'm no literature snob.)
I think anyone would agree that tension, excitement ... Read More
Rating: - Crystal Skull Found in 1999 - Not 2008
This is the last of a series of books written after Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and leading up to the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
In order to make sense of these series of books, you need to read them in order. As near as I can make out, this is the order of the books:
Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi (Indiana Jones, No. 1)
Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants (Indiana Jones)
Rating: - Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx
Indiana Jones, an archeology professor at the London University, has a fascination for ancient artifacts and finding them. In this heart-thumping page-turner Indy finds himself plunging into another dangerous adventure.
Jones, a magician, and her assistant join Jones after certain circumstances. The team begins to look for the all-powerful Omega book. The book can control his fate and the fate of the entire world!
Unfortunately, on their tail is a vengeance-crazed Japanese spymaster. Though, ... Read More
- Secret of the Sphinx
- Spoiler-free review; wish the book was spoiler-free, too
