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Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs

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After examining what appears to be the horn of triceratops that has not been fossilized, Indy sets out for China and Outer Mongolia in search of a living dinosaur. He's joined on his quest with a nun with an attitude named Joan Starbuck whose father, Angus Starbuck, has gone missing looking for dinosaur fossils in Mongolia; and Walter Granger, a seasoned big-game hunter and explorer who has joined Indy on past adventures. Upon arriving in Shanghai, the party is joined by a young Chinese man named Wu Han after Indy saves him from a lifetime of servitude to the notorious gangster Lao Che. Their journey into the wilderness brings them into contact with the descendant of Genghis Khan, the Black (False) Lama (think the anti-Dali Lama), and perhaps the last living triceratops in existence.

The book is framed with a substory about Indy trying to recover a crystal skull stolen from him by the Nazis with the assistance of Rene Belloq. The book also includes an afterward that discusses Roy Chapman Andrews (who discovered the first fossilized dinosaur eggs in China), the American Museum of Natural History, the legendary allergorhai-horhai, and the coelacanth.

INDIANA JONES AND THE DINOSAUR EGGS may not be the most original action-adventure story, but it isn't too bad. It does a good job of keeping true to the character of Indiana Jones and following the canon and continuity of the series. I enjoyed the introduction of Wu Han and Lao Che who figure prominently in both the INDIANA JONES AND THE EMPEROR'S TOMB video game as well as the beginning of the INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM movie. I also liked the connection to Rene Belloq in the introduction of the book as well as the mention of Joseph Campbell. An excellent read for fans of Indiana Jones.

This book was fabulous! It had that kinda'temple of Doom' twisted feel. with a chubby chinese man who eats human hearts, packs of wild man eating dogs, people who force Indy and his group of travelers to gulp down something a LOT worse than anything i could imagine...This book is just AWESOME! I think Max Mycoy is just the BEST Indiana Jones author out there. He catches the perfect qualities of Indy, and Marcus Brody. I more than definantly recomend this book. Although I think it was a notch lower than the Philosipher's Stone (A book that Lucas and Spielberg MUST make into a movie) This book deserves a perfect 5.

TREVOR

This was the best out of Max McCoy's Indy novels. Classic nonstop Indy action. One-liners so clever you hear Harrison Ford saying them. The Mongolian desert and a warlord who eats human hearts, who else but Indiana Jones to beat them both! The introductions of Belloq and Lao Che, the movies' best villains, were great. It's even better to see Indy outsmart them both. Before this one read Philosopher's Stone then Hollow Earth after. All 3 are Indy at his best and would make great films.

Are you reading, George Lucas? Take my advice: read ALL of McCoy's Indy novels. Any true Indy fan has to read them all!

Max McCoy's Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs is an exciting, suspenseful, and informative novel. The story begins with a normal day in the life of Indiana Jones, a professor at Princeton University, an archeologist, and a famous adventurer. His day is interrupted when a beautiful missionary, Sister Joan Starbuck, convinces him to help save her lost father. Digging on an archeological expedition, Sister Joan's father found a dinosaur bone that wasn't so old. Jones believes this bone belongs to a living species of dinosaurs and is deeply interested, being an archeological professor.
This realistic fiction novel is set in modern times with an eerie mood because of the lack of safety throughout the Mongolian Empire. There is no government throughout the empire, only the open desert and many enemies. During the story, the hostile Mongolian Empire is mostly under control of General Tzi. Tzi, ruthless and brutal, does not welcome the visitors and is a constant enemy throughout the story. For example, Tzi eats the heart of one his dead enemies. Indiana then teams up with the experienced Dr. Granger, a tour guide of the region and close friend of Indy. The three fight throughout the book to stay alive amidst the horrible weather and many brutal enemies while trying to find Sister Joan's father and possibly discover a long lost species. The enemies not only include General Tzi, but gangsters, attack dogs, assassins, bandits, and other challenges. This book is written for any one who likes an exciting plot and has an interest in archeology or in the Mongolian-Chinese culture.

During the height of "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" TV show, this was one of the books that kept the Indy flame burning in between "Last Crusade" and "Kingdom..." A well written and enjoyable read throughout.

This was the first of Max McCoy's Indy Jones books that I have read and I enjoyed it very much. The author does a great job of capturing the spirit of the films.I especially liked the parts featuring the dog, Loki. Based on the strength of this novel I am going to buy all of Max McCoy's Indiana Jones novels. A bloody good show!

Don't let the title fool you, the dinosaur aspect of this book is well done. Great, classic Indy book.

Page 90: Why do I always have to be the one with a plan?

In THE DINOSAUR EGGS, Indy meets with a few interesting but dangerous characters out in China and Mongolia. In China, there's Lao Che who is a ruthless gangster who made his fortune in opium and slavery. That's where Indy met with Wu Han (Lao Che's slave) who joins him in his latest quest of searching for the living dinosaur. In Mongolia, he is faced with General Tzi, the reigning warlord whose deadly weapon is a ferocious pack of wild dogs. Seriously, you'd wish you're dead when you're caught with these hounds. Tzi vows to track down, kill and eat Indy's heart because of Indy's reputation. There are various other characters out there but you can about read them in the story. Walter Granger, one of Indy's oldest and best friends joins him in this deadly adventure. There was no mention of Jack Shannon here. In their journey, they also come into contact with the descendant of Genghis Khan.

This is a story I don't have problem finishing in one sitting and there's no doubt it's so Indy. Max McCoy did a great job with Indy's characterization and that makes me one happy reader. Once again, I got mixed up with the sequence because THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE should be read before THE DINOSAUR EGGS (if you're reading the entire series in sequence, but it's also good as a standalone). Indy has a great sense of humour and I see him 'mature' as I join him on all his adventures on my comfy sofa...

In this outing set in 1933, Indy joins up with Joan Starbuck and big game hunter Granger to head to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia after Joan shows up with what appears to be a horn from a recently deceased triceratops. I avoided this whole series of books when they first came out in the 1980s and decided to give a few of them a try now. This book was actually a decent read and had a good Indiana Jones feel to it for the most part despite the ending being drug out a little too long. Indy & company follow in the tracks of real-life dinosaur discoverer Andrews of whom Indy is purportedly partially based. Now I'm not sure if the re-releases had any updated material added to them but this one seemed to fit with great foreshadowing for the newest movie, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The book opens with Indy dealing with Rene Belloq (from Raiders), Nazis, and coincidentally a crystal skull. As an homage to Temple of Doom, Indy ends up in Shanghai were he meets Lao Che for the first time. And finally there's a few tidbit hints of his father's lifelong search for the grail. Of course this story takes place before all the movies, but I digress and am getting off topic.

Indy and company are being funded by Marcus Brody & his museum to go to the Gobi and find Joan's father and an explanation for the triceratops horn. Good action along the way with a Chinese warlord, wild dog packs, lost world, bandits, a descendant of Genghis Khan, and a one-eared dog the has an affinity to Indy. Again, the ending was a drug out longer than it needed to be and the epilogue returns us to Indy having a tenuous relationship with Belloq (soon to haunt Indy during his career) as Indy attempts to salvage the crystal skull from a sunken u-boat.

Overall, a fun book with enough Indiana Jones feel to enjoy it and accept it into the Indy history although slightly unacceptable when dealing with living dinosaurs in the modern era.

Without a doubt this was one the most action-packed of McCoy's Indy novels. The Mongolian desert, a warlord that eats human hearts- only Indiana Jones could overcome these obstacles and he does it like only he can! Whenever Indy spoke I could hear Harrison Ford. McCoy really captured the complete essence of Indy. The introductions of Belloq and Lao Che, the movies' best villains, were also great, as was the intro of Wu Han, the waiter in the opening scene in TEMPLE OF DOOM who was shot by one of Lao's sons. The nonstop action, one-liners and romance makes this a must-read for Indy fans. After Dinosaur Eggs anyone HAS to read Hollow Earth. George Lucas, you HAVE to make McCoy's Indy novels a film series! Every book is excellent. You're the man, Indy!