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Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils (A Bantam Falcon book) [Paperback]

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Having barely survived a hair-raising archaeological dig in Tikal, Guatemala, Indiana Jones has returned to New York just in time to get caught up in a controversy. The mysterious writings of Colonel Percy Fawcett, a missing British explorer, have turned up, and what they describe could revolutionize history—and make or break several scientific reputations. For Percy paints a tantalizing picture of a lost city in the Brazilian jungle, and a mythical redheaded race who may be the descendants of ancient Celtic Druids.

No one loves mystery or adventure more than Indiana Jones. So with his trusty bullwhip in hand and the lovely Deirdre Campbell firmly in tow, he sets out for the wilds of the Amazon. But Indy has more enemies than he knows, including a bunch of hard-nosed thugs and a cannibalistic Indian tribe that is out to make him instant history. And if he survives what they throw in his path, there’s still the fabled city itself . . . where the inhabitants practice the magic of the “seven veils” and no one leaves alive!

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Having barely survived a hair-raising archaeological dig in Tikal, Guatemala, Indiana Jones has returned to New York just in time to get caught up in a controversy. The mysterious writings of Colonel Percy Fawcett, a missing British explorer, have turned up, and what they describe could revolutionize history--and make or break several scientific reputations. For Percy paints a tantalizing picture of a lost city in the Brazilian jungle and a mythical red-headed race who may be the descendants of ancient Celtic Druids. . .No one loves mystery or adventure more than Indiana Jones. So with his trusty bullwhip in hand and the lovely Deidre Campbell firmly in tow, he sets out for the wilds of the Amazon, but Indy has more enemies than he knows, including a bunch of hard-nosed thugs and a cannibalistic Indian tribe who are out to make him instant history. And if he survives what they throw his way, there's still the fabled city itself. . .where the inhabitants practice the magic of the "seven veils" and no one leaves alive!

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Having barely survived a hair-raising archaeological dig in Tikal, Guatemala, Indiana Jones has retumed to New York just in time to get caught up in a controversy.  The mysterious writings of Colonel Percy Fawcett, a missing British explorer, have tumed up, and what they describe could revolutionize history--and make or break several scientific reputations.  For Percy paints a tantalizing picture of a lost city in the Brazilian jungle and a mythical red-headed race who may be the descendants of ancient Celtic Druids. . .No one loves mystery or adventure more than Indiana Jones.  So with his trusty bullwhip in hand and the lovely Deidre Campbell firmly in tow, he sets out for the wilds of the Amazon, but Indy has more enemies than he knows, including a bunch of hard-nosed thugs and a cannibalistic Indian tribe who are out to make him instant history.  And if he survives what they throw his way, there's still the fabled city itself. . .where the inhabitants practice the magic of the "seven veils" and no one leaves alive!

Product Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam; First edition (November 1, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553293346
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553293340
  • Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.8 x 6.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #792,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Indiana Jones and Percy Fawcett, July 25, 2009
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I admit to being a huge fan of Indiana Jones. All of the films are favorites of mine, and the novelizations of the films are good as well. Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils is actually my first Indy book that was not specifically tied in with one of the movies. The tale takes place early in Indy's career and has him going to the Amazon region of South America in an effort to track down Percy Fawcett, the famous British explorer who disappeared searching for a legendary lost city in the Brazilian jungle. The search for Fawcett was what drew me to the book in the first place. I recently read David Grann's new book, The Lost City of Z. It covers Fawcett's explorations in South America and other places and was an extremely intriguing book.

Seven Veils is entertaining, mainly because it is Indiana Jones. The story is fairly far fetched, but Indy's adventures will keep your attention.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Indiana Jones Continues to Entertain in "Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils", December 26, 2009
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Though it's not a brilliant piece of literary prose, the Seven Veils is a fun read. Author Rob MacGregor has carefully included the important ingredients of Indydom. The book begins with the typical crisis involving booby-trapped entrances to lost grave sites. "Tikal, Guatemala-March 7, 1926. The torchlight flickered in the close quarters. The tunnel was tight, the air choked with dust and the dank smell of earth. After two days of slowing removing one stone after another....a hole the size of his arm now opened into a dark chamber inside the pyramid." See what I mean? You're hooked right away just like the movies.

MacGregor continues to combine the true mysteries of history with a liberal sprinkling of fantasy. There is a prologue containing an excerpt from the diary of real-life British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett who disappeared searching for the legendary lost city of Z. His mystery forms the basis of the Seven Veils book and makes you want to read more about what could have happened to Fawcett in the Brazilian jungle. The fantasy part of the book is pretty fantastic. While searching for the colonel and the city of Z, Indy is captured by a mystical tribe who can control his mind. These blue-eyed tribesmen seem descended from the druids and live in a world where reality is blurred by dreams. Of course the exciting escape involves poisonous blow darts, jumping into river rapids, and cannibals.

It is not great literature - but it doesn't pretend to be so all is forgiven. I gave this as a gift to an adventurous son who travels to Tikal for research purposes and he will enjoy reading it on his next plane ride down.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't work, May 29, 2009
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In this adventure Indy is sent off to South America to find an English explorer who has vanished in the Amazon while searching for a lost tribe. He takes Deirdre along with him, marrying her on the way. Once in Rio they meet with local hostiles who hound them all the way into the jungle where things get murky and needlessly complicated with too many 'dreaming' twists as the lost tribe mess with Indy's mind.

Yawn! I understand that Rob MacGregor is writing to demand and deadlines here rather than from the heart, but come on! The only impressive thing about this book is MacGregor's research into Celtic tribes. Merlin from the previous book turns up again, would you believe. It's probably all nonsense (I ain't an archaeologist) but it interesting theory nonetheless and it ties in nicely with the previous book (Note: Read these order).

Hardcore Indy fans should check it out. Casual readers would be better off looking elsewhere for their fix of pulp.
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