Just got "Hollow Earth" and "The Secret of the Sphinx" from my local book store. I will start reading them this week. Wanted to know how you rank which Indy book/author is better. SOTS is kind of short as well. Anyway, I appreciate your thoughts.
I love the entire series but Max McCoy is my favorite author and most other fans share that same thought. The two books you bought are fantastic and I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Rob MacGregor is great too and Martin Caiden's two novels are good but probably the weakest in the series.
I recommend picking up all 12 books and reading them in order if you get the chance. Hollow Earth and Secret of the Sphinx are two of the best and I hope you enjoy them.
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I love McCoy's work in the Indy series, but for me he is equal to Rob McGregor, coz McGregor was the first author's work that I read and I thoroughly enjoyed "Seven Veils" and "Dance of the Giants", but I also love "Philosopher's Stone" and "Hollow Earth."
Thank you both for your replies. I noticed that both books are dated bofore the movies, I believe 1934. Are there any books that have Indys adventures after Crusade(1938)?
Thank you both for your replies. I noticed that both books are dated bofore the movies, I believe 1934. Are there any books that have Indys adventures after Crusade(1938)?
All of the American novels are set before the films (1922-1934). The German author, whose name escapes me at the moment, has some books set after the films but unfortunately they've never been translated into English.
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There are comics by Dark Horse that are based after 1938, such as the Fate of Atlantis adaptation of the video game and The Spear of Destiny, which also has Indy's Dad in it.
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IndyT, a word of warning! Don't read Secret of the Sphynx until you've read the other three (Philsopher's Stone, Dinosaur Eggs, Hollow Earth) as the stories follow each other. http://raven.theraider.net/showthread.php?threadid=5871
I'd have to say that Max McCoy is by far my favorite author of the Indy novels. Most books I really didn't care for, to tell the truth, but "Philosopher's Stone" was the peak of Indy novelizations, I think. The others have their shining moments, particularly "Dinosaur Eggs" and "Secret of the Sphinx", but "Philosopher's Stone" was the best all around. In my opinion, "Hollow Earth" was the weakest of the McCoy series.
Hmmm, the only Indy books I've read so far have been by McCoy. Sphinx was one of the them, an while I think the story was mostly entertaining, I think he is a terrible writer. To me he is just bland and uninteresting. His dialogue seems weak, unnatural and a lot of "he said, she said". I hoped maybe Sphinx and Dino Eggs were just a couple of bad eggs amongst otherwise good books. But they're supposed to be among the best?
I had hopes that McGregor would be better, but after these comments, I don't guess so.
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Actually Abe, I like McGregor better than McCoy. He got the characterisations down pat. The only McGregor book you should avoid "Interior World" unless you like fantasy genres.
I thought MacGregor was pretty good too. The Genesis Deluge is probably my favorite Indy novel at the moment and he did a good job revealing a lot of Indy's past.
IndyT, a word of warning! Don't read Secret of the Sphynx until you've read the other three (Philsopher's Stone, Dinosaur Eggs, Hollow Earth) as the stories follow each other. http://raven.theraider.net/showthread.php?threadid=5871
As fa as straight action goes, McCoy's the best. But MacGregor has the best feel for the characters in my opinion. That being said, Philosopher's Stone, Hollow Earth, and Dinosaur Egg are awesome. I'm working my way through Dance of the Giants right now...
I'm not minding Caidin too much right now. I'm reading Sky pirates. I just got done with Philosophers Stone, and I loved that. BTW, on Half.com, this is not solicitation, it's something I found months ago, they sometimes have have like 75 cent Indy books. The ones I got were not in the best condition, but great to read!
Just got "Hollow Earth" and "The Secret of the Sphinx" from my local book store. I will start reading them this week. Wanted to know how you rank which Indy book/author is better. SOTS is kind of short as well. Anyway, I appreciate your thoughts.
You must have read both of them by now, Indyt. Just curious, what do you think of the books?
I liked "The Hollow Earth"; Sphinx was OK. I am trying to get a hold of The Dinosaur Eggs and Philosophers Stone at my bookstore but they are having a hard time ordering it. I wish some more books would come out, especially stories after Crusade. I wonder why there are no books about stories Crusade ? Any thoughts Violet?
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After Last Crusade, you mean? I know there are comics by Dark Horse, but other than that I suppose George wanted to leave it open. Sometimes it's better to not know the future adventures of a hero, sort of thing. Like the fact, that we don't know when he dies. Probably something along those lines.
We do, however, know that he lives into the 1990s, and that does take a good edge off of a lot of adventures, because you're absolutely positive he won't die. Or, if he does, you know he's coming back.
