Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants
by Rob Macgregor
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Author: Rob MacgregorEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1991-05-01
ISBN: 0553290355
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Bantam
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Book Review: Unremarkable Indiana Jones Adventure
Summary: 2 Stars
"Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants" is part of a series of novels that fill in the chronological years in Indy's life between The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume Three - The Years of Change and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Special Edition). In this adventure Indy travels from England to Scotland on a quest to find scrolls that could prove the existence of Merlin.
I agree with a previous reviewer who got a 'Hardy Boys' vibe from this book. The setup sounds appropriately mythological like the original movies, but the result is less than epic and the story feels by the numbers. It's really missing that larger-than-life 'republic serial' feel that Raiders of the Lost Ark captured. There is a rather soap opera-level revelation concerning Indy's new love interest, and the bad guys are a rather generic cult. On the plus side the novel has some decent historical research put into it, and the scenes featuring Indy in his first teaching gig explaining this information are arguably the best part of the book.
There's really no compelling reason to pick this up except if you find it cheap. A rather skippable entry in the Indiana Jones franchise.
Summary of Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants
Indiana Jones has landed his first teaching post, in the archaeology department at London University. His brightest-and prettiest-student is a twenty-year-old Scottish girl, Deirdre Campbell, who claims she's uncovered a golden scroll, proof of the true existence of Merlin, sorcerer of myth and legend. Indy's intrigued by the thesis . . . and by Deirdre. So, too, is member of Parliament Adrian Powell. He's seeking to resurrect the ancient order of the Druids, whose secrets of power could pave his way to world conquest. But first he needs the scroll . . . and he's willing to kill to get it.Where there's magic, mystery, and murder, Indy goes to the head of the class. Dropping his books and picking up his bullwhip, he joins Deirdre on an action-packed chase across Britain, from the peril-filled caves of Scotland to the savage dance of the giants at Stonehenge-where Merlin's secret will finally be revealed. But not before Indy gets a lesson in love from Deirdre . . . and a lesson in hate from a maniac who means to rule the world.
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