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Indiana Jones and the White Witch

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The book could be alright if it wasn't an Indiana Jones Book. I have read all 12 Indy novels, and the two by Caidin were brutal. They have nothing to do with Indiana Jones' charachter or the plots from the other books. I reccomend the Indy novels by MacGregor and McCoy, but don't bother with these one's, it will ruin it for you.

I thought this book was boring. The few fight scenes didn't have as much action as some of the other Indiana Jones books. The story line dragged on and on, get to the point already! I had to force myself to keep reading, it was brutal. I'd try one of the other authors for Indiana Jones reading.

I just started reading the Indiana Jones series and was quite impressed with Rob MacGregor's rendition of our favourite acheologist. His stories were quite interesting, and were able to keep me turning the pages as I delved deeper into his plots. However when I picked up Martin Caidin's Indiana Jones and the White Witch, I was terribly dissapointed with it. Not only was the storyline dull and long winded, but the character of Indy just isn't the same. He's incredibly moody here, and he doesn't even have a good chemistry with either Gale or Caitlin. To me, this novel was just 'blah'. Sure there were some action scenes, but nothing intrigued me like MacGregor could. To me, it seemed that Sky Pirates(also written by Caidin), and the "White Witch" focussed too much on technical and non-archeological adventures. To me, that does not sum up a very interesting Indiana Jones. One thing that I liked about MacGregor's books, was that they always had a referrence to Indy's earlier adventures. In two instances, Caidin does nodd to the novel "Dance of the Giants", but that is all. There are no fleeting thoughts of his friend Jack Shannon, or his deceased love Deirdre Campbell, and no mention of Marcus Brody. I like continuity, but Martin Caidin seems to throw it all out the window. All in all, I found this book to drag, and I forced myself to read it as fast as I could just so that I could move on to the next novel. I do hope that Max McCoy's novels will be somewhat more uplifting than Caidin's attempts.

Martin's novel is a great deal more dense with detail after detail jam-packed in almost ad nauseum. That aside, though Indy's antics are slightly muted and McGregor and McCoy seem to know Indy better, The White Witch is really enjoyable. It is a long-winded but also long-lasting Indy adventure. I saved this for last and now the series is concluded. Caidan does not seem to understand Indiana's panache and charisma but the surrounding characters are fascinating and the story fits in nicely with the traditional Indy storyline. There is so much to like here even if it takes Caidan an awfully long time to tease it out.

Great book so far. Caidin is highly intelligent, and writes that way. His last book "IJ and the Sky Pirates" was a little confusing and hard to read, but enjoyable.

Indiana Jones and the White Witch is the eighth of twelve Indiana Jones books published in the 1990s. This series, officially licensed by Lucasfilm, is inspired by the Indiana Jones character who first appeared in 1981 with the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. Rob MacGregor authored the first six books. Martin Caidin wrote the seventh and eighth books including The White Witch. Max McCoy wrote the last four books of the series.

The events of this adventure take place in 1930. Indiana Jones teams up with Gale Parker (a woman aviator introduced in The Sky Pirates) and Caitlin St. Brendan (the White Witch who practices the religion of Wicca) to prevent Konstantin Cordas from capturing a collection of gold coins dating back to the time of Christ. The story opens in the New Forest in southern England. Subsequent events take place in London, Germany, the Graf Zeppelin as it travels across the Atlantic, and Florida.

This is one of the better books in the series. Caidin further develops the relationship between Gale Parker and Indiana Jones; though not romantic nor intimate, Indy and Gale have a strong friendship based on trust and respect. Caidin also brings aviation history into the story as the Graf Zeppelin and the S-38 Sikorsky flying boat are very much part of the adventure. Finally, I like how Caidin skillfully brings Arthurian legend, the religion of Wicca, Stonehenge, and the American Civil War together to make for an interesting adventure story in keeping with the Indiana Jones tradition.

This book has lots of technical dialouge, but it's very interesting and easy to follow. It was my favorite book for a long, long time. The use of the legend of Arthur is compelling makes this book a genuine page-turner. Definitely read this book.

compare to the idea we get of Indiana Jones'character, i was a bit disappointed by it , the use of the Magic is too much. Please tell to the author that some rumours about the Alliance Arch (cf. fisrt mmovie), appear in some newspapers, about its location in Bengladsh?

This is one of the mos original move tie ins that I have evere read. It was facinating. Gale Parker is the best and I hope there are more books with her in them.

This book is one of my favorites in the Indiana Jones series. It isn't Indy crawling through some jungle. He is chasing down a group of killers who terrorized an Wicca village in New Forest. I thought Gale Parker was an exciting adition to Indy in this story. A wonderful book. Go out and buy it!