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Doc Savage said:Didn't one of the Indy authors pass away recently?
AFAIK no, Martin Caidin died ten years ago and all the others are still kicking.
Doc Savage said:Didn't one of the Indy authors pass away recently?
Ahhh...that's the one.VP said:AFAIK no, Martin Caidin died ten years ago and all the others are still kicking.
It's not the years, Finny...Finn said:Ten years ago is "recently"? Doc, you must be getting old.
Jeremiah Jones said:I especially enjoyed the completely random rescue of our hero and Alicia by some random old couple, terrificly bizarre.
Jeremiah Jones said:...and its always great to see Belloq, though for some reason I always have difficulty picturing him in my head.
keylan said:I just finished reading the Genesis Deluge. I must say that I have really been enjoying Max McCoy and is writing style when it comes to Indy. I just hope the rest of his books are as enjoyable. From the reviews I've read so far, it does not look like they will disapoint.
Jeremiah Jones said:...
Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx
Indy seems to behave far more like Indy in this book then the others. A bit more ruthless, maybe its because of what happened to Alecia...
As for the staff of Aaron, it makes a great quest item...
The Omega book was a cool artefact too...
The storm sequence was great though I was disappointed the new Zealander died so quickly, I liked that character. Imperial Japan made a good enemy to chase Indiana, nicely different to the Nazis.
I thought the sequence where Indy and Sallah explore the tomb beneath the Sphinx was great, real indiana Jones, I could picture that section clearer then any...
the aborted Time Travel plot, I really don't see why, once it was excised, all references to Indy's apart aging couldn't have been erased.
Apparently, Max McCoy wanted them to be even more adult-orientated and was told to remove a few things. (ex. Indy drinking urine!)StoneTriple said:Just wanted to add that, of the four, Dinosaur Eggs & Secret of the Sphinx have some fairly descriptive violence and fight scenes. None of these are kid's books, but these two are even less so. If either of these were made into a film, there is some stuff Spielberg & Lucas would almost certainly leave out.
Stoo said:Apparently, Max McCoy wanted them to be even more adult-orientated and was told to remove a few things. (ex. Indy drinking urine!)
In case some people are not aware, Pat interviewed the authour for the latest IndyCast (#107) and it's definitely worth a listen. Among other things, McCoy talks about a few elements that didn't make it to the finished books. The interview starts 11 minutes into the show and lasts about 1/2 hour. Check it out!
http://www.forcecast.net/story/indycast/IndyCast_Episode_107_131882.asp