Johnny Nys
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I remembered this was my least favorite book in the series when I read them the first time as a kid. I'm rereading them in chronological order of the Indy timeline and I've reached this one again and I can clearly see why I thought this way.
It's like Martin Caidin, the author, wanted a mix of "Independence Day" and "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". The plot is so unlike an Indy storyline. Also, it seems he started writing this, then noticed he wrote something that doesn't comply with previous books (the Rob MacGregor ones). Like he only read the other books after he'd written his, then added some explanations here and there.
I know it's difficult to continue a series you didn't start, even when you're not afflicted with terminal cancer. But it does make me wonder about the amount of freedom the Indy authors had while writing their stories. It often appears as if "anything goes" (except of course the obvious of killing the main character).
It's like Martin Caidin, the author, wanted a mix of "Independence Day" and "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". The plot is so unlike an Indy storyline. Also, it seems he started writing this, then noticed he wrote something that doesn't comply with previous books (the Rob MacGregor ones). Like he only read the other books after he'd written his, then added some explanations here and there.
I know it's difficult to continue a series you didn't start, even when you're not afflicted with terminal cancer. But it does make me wonder about the amount of freedom the Indy authors had while writing their stories. It often appears as if "anything goes" (except of course the obvious of killing the main character).
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