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| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Indiana Jones) | 
 enlarge | Author: James Rollins
Publisher: Del Rey
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 31960
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0345501284
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345501288
ASIN: 0345501284
Publication Date: May 20, 2008
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“The name is Jones. Indiana Jones.”
He’s back. Everyone’s favorite globe-trotting, tomb-raiding, wisecracking archaeologist is finally at it again–hurtling headfirst into high adventure and relying on his wits, his fists, and his trusty bullwhip to get him out of deep trouble. But the man in the jaunty brown fedora and battered leather jacket is no ordinary digger in the dirt. From the fabled lost Ark of the Covenant to the legendary Holy Grail, he’s salvaged the world’s most amazing artifacts, while beating the baddest villains and defying the most breathtaking odds.
Now it’s 1957, the atomic age is in full swing, and McCarthy-era paranoia has the nation on edge. But for Indiana Jones, the Cold War really heats up when his latest expedition is crashed by a ruthless squad of Russian soldiers. Commanded by a sword-wielding colonel who’s as sinister as she is stunning, the menacing Reds drag an unwilling Indy along as they brazenly invade American soil, massacre U.S. soldiers, and plunder a top-secret government warehouse. Their objective: a relic even more precious–and powerful–than the mythic Ark, capable of unlocking secrets beyond human comprehension.
Fast thinking and some high-speed maneuvers help Jones turn the tables, and a one-in-a-million escape narrowly saves him from certain death. But when he’s tarred as a suspected spy and fired by his university, Indy thinks it may be time to hang up his hat.
Fate, however, has other plans. Suddenly the road to retirement takes a sharp detour when a colleague’s kidnapping leads Jones into the depths of the Amazon jungle on a desperate rescue mission. With a hot-headed teenage biker as his unlikely wing man and his vengeful new Russian nemesis waiting for a rematch, Indy’s back in the game–playing for a prize all the wonders of the world could never rival.
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Audio Indy June 2, 2008
32 out of 34 found this review helpful
The Problem I have with the audio presentation of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the narrator and the text.
If you have not seen the movie, the novel is good way to enjoy Indiana Jones. HOWEVER Having seen the film, the text seems moot point. It overexplains what the film does can do in a few minutes of scene
Now to the audio presenation narration, L.J. Ganser is a good narrator, even in narrating this unabridged spoken word recording. However he is NOT Indiana Jones...and with the overexplaining text, the action of the film makes this audio boring. That does not mean the narration is boring, but the best of text can make a narrative effort weak.
As an audio presenation, it is well done. This audio is a great movie keepsake, It does capture the film.
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD
 I loved it! May 25, 2008
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Indiana Jones has become a larger than life hero in terms of American films. He's been missed for a long time. I know they were waiting for just the right version of the script, and then when announcements were made about the film, most of us couldn't wait -
When I saw that the novelization of the movie was being co-launched at the time of movie opening, I did a WOW - when I saw it was James Rollins, I knew it was going to be great, and in my opinion, this book delivers everything an Indy fan could ask for.
I am going to see the movie tomorrow, but the book was written in such detail it was like a movie in your mind. James Rollins, whose Sigma Force is a wonderful book series, knows how to make magic and adventure. George Lucas selected well by Rollins.
The reunion between Indiana and Marian from the 1st and the best of the series was great and believeably handled...as far as a situation dealing with Indiana Jones is concerned. Mutt, a young man, Marian's son, soon proves himself to be quite the adventurer.
They deal with Communists who are trying to control ancient crystal skulls, and the plot deals with the conflict and mistrust of persons in the 1950's where Communists were being looked for all over - even in the entertainment industry, and all walks of life.
I found this novelization to be a wonderful addition to the Indiana Jones legend. I look forward to the next Sigma Force book, as one of my favorite character's life is up in the air -
There are some folks who are not into Indiana Jones, and don't like that he has aged - but the fact that a lot of us care for the character and will have a lot of fun with this installment.
Well written and I put the cart before the horse and read the book before seeing the movie, but feel it will be a great accompanyment to the experience.
James Rollins did a great job. Think you will enjoy the book too.
 A Painful Read May 24, 2008
13 out of 27 found this review helpful
I know that everyone is so excited, that after 20 years, Indiana Jones is being revived. I too am an Indiana Jones fan, saw all three original movies in the theatre years ago, AND, I too am a James Rollins fan. I've read a few of Rollins' early works and truly enjoyed them. This however is one of the worst books I have ever read. I realize too that this is a novelization based on the movie's screenplay, and boy does it read like one. This reads just like a movie script, nothing but dialog and action, absolutely no substance, no character building, no nothing! The dialog is so corny you want to vomit. The plot is lame, their fictional theory of the origin of the Crystal Skull is obvious and very predictable, the author's attempt at a little romance is beyond pitiful, and I felt the whole novel read like a slapstick episode of the Three Stooges. This is SOOOO bad!. It was truly and effort to finish it, and some of it was just plain painful to read. I sure hope this does not ruin James Rollins' writing career, why he chose to do this is beyond me. One thing came to mind when reading this novel, and that is that if you were not familiar with Indiana Jones, if you were a young person who has not seen the earlier movies, by reading this book you would not know much about who Indiana Jones was, what his past was, where he's been and why. There is simply no character development here on Indy's identity for a newcomer to understand. The book is written with the assumption that we all know just who Indiana Jones is and what he does. There is quite a lot of the usual super-hero action scenes, one through-the-jungle-by-jeep scene that is painstakingly 40 pages long! If this book is literally a scene by scene, line by line, introduction to what we'll see at the movies, I opt to wait for a sale on the DVD if I can find the courage. This was 100% disappointing on all accounts and I would not recommend this to a die-hard Indy fan, nor a young person who doesn't know his story. The sad part about it is, that the die-hard fans of Indiana, want him back so badly, I doubt they'll be realistic as to just how bad the book or movie actually is.
A 20 year wait worth while. May 21, 2008
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
I am an Indiana Jones fan who will be quick to tell you that Raiders and Last Crusade are the best entries in the filmes trilogy. Having said that, I was not going to instantly rule out the idea that a 4th Jones film would not be just as good. My only problem was linked to the latest Star Wars trilogy. We wait so long (20 years in this case) for the new movie to come out, and it feels rushed and almost hollow, like the writer (lucas, or who ever you want to blame) did it real quick to shut the rabid fanbase up so he could get a moments peace without people asking him when the next one was going to come out. Star wars (one of the best movies ever) suffered from this curse, why wouldn't the same happen to Indiana Jones, given the fact that there is really nothing known about this movie at all except it involves a crystal skull. That makes me worry, when the fans can't figure the plot out, and when the studios rely on hype for the movie to sell it instead of giving us some meat to chew on till it comes out. I run across the last copy of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at a Books-a-Million in my home town and I HAD to get it. Finally the chance to either confirm or deny my fears was well worth the $13. I walked into the book expecting to feel as betrayed as I was with Revenge of the sith, but I will honestly say I WAS SO WRONG. This book has all the makings of an Indy film, and even as you read the words you see the images in your head and it even plays out like a Indy film in your minds eye. The action starts right out, and you are thrown into the story with the first page which does nto stop. Each page seems to get him and his friends into deeper trouble. The over all plot was very interesting, an ailen/supernatural twist involving area 51 and the roswell crash-something everyone seems to have a slight interest in. The book explains the loss of Marcus Brody and Henry Jones Sr well, and there are things from past adventures thrown into the mix just for fun which was good to see. At least it didn't try to act like the other movies never happened. His sidekick Mac got on my nerves after a while with his back and forth-flip flopping of identities. Mutt as a sidekick was kind of strange (But I see the Indy seeing a bit of himself in the kid angle, but it seems to have been done before) (he seemed like an older, greaser version of Short Round) and the addition of Marion was great. Also, it was great to see Indy FINALLY get the girl, (hes not James Bond for crying out loud, let him have a happy ending) There are the usual plot twist/revelations some may shock, other may not. Plus the ending did everything but scream sequel (please oh please) But all in all I could not put this book down, It was done and read in 3 hours tops. If you are a fan of indy, and worried of the status of our beloved franchise, check out the book and put your feast aside. The man with the hat is back, and its about time.
Well... May 25, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I guess I can say that I'm glad this book was able to explain for me some of the finer details in the overly-obtuse plot that plagued the movie. I recommend seeing the movie first, and then reading this book. I went into the movie with low expectations and was still slightly disappointed, but I suspect that if the movie had played out exactly as this book is written, it would have been a lost less painful to watch.
All said, I'm more satisfied with the book than the movie.
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