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The Seven Crystal Balls (The Adventures of Tintin) Paperback – September 30, 1975

by Hergé (Author)

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Book 13 of 25 in the Tintin Series

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The classic graphic novel. Seven explorers return from an expedition in the Andes, where they unearthed the tomb of an Incan priest. One by one, they fall into a coma. Can Tintin figure out what is causing the mysterious illness?

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The Seven Crystal Balls begins on a light note, as Captain Haddock tries to adjust to his new life as a gentleman following the events of Red Rackham's Treasure. He wears a monocle and frequents the music hall, where in a not-unusual coincidence he and Tintin happen to find General Alcazar (The Broken Ear) and the dreaded diva Bianca Castafiore. However, it's the act of fakir Ragdalam with Madame Yamilah, the amazing clairvoyante, that reveals the central adventure: the scientists excavating the tomb of Racar Capac have incurred the curse of the Inca. Despite the efforts of bungling detectives Thompson ("With a P, as in Philadelphia") and Thomson ("Without a P, as in Venezuela"), the explorers are stricken, and one of Tintin's closest friends disappears mysteriously, leading to a trip to Peru in the second part, Prisoners of the Sun. --David Horiuchi

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Hergé, one of the most famous Belgians in the world, was a comics writer and artist. The internationally successful Adventures of Tintin are his most well-known and beloved works. They have been translated into 38 different languages and have inspired such legends as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. He wrote and illustrated for The Adventures of Tintin until his death in 1983.

Age Range: 10 - 13 years
Grade Level: 3 and up
Series: The Adventures of Tintin: Original Classic
Paperback: 62 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; American Edition edition (September 30, 1975)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316358401
ISBN-13: 978-0316358408
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.2 x 11.6 inches
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Average Customer Review: 39 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #347 in Books > Children's Books > Comics & Graphic Novels
- #613 in Books > Children's Books > Classics
- #1578 in Books > Children's Books > Action & Adventure

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A Perennial Favorite

Byxsurferon March 30, 2015

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The Seven Crystal Balls is the beginning of the adventure continued in Prisoners Of The Sun. It is an excellent installment in the Tin Tin stories. Tin Tin was one of my earliest introductions to travel and adventure, as well as good cartoon artwork (as opposed to all the wierd super heroes in tights and odd jewelry). I daresay reading Tin Tin as a child was a formative experience, and I still enjoy them today.
However, if you're new to Tin Tin and Snowy, start collecting from the beginning with Tin Tin in Russia. It's a little different than the rest but will get you off on the right foot.

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Exploring Inca Tombs? A Curse Is On

ByJinkyuon June 29, 2012

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The "Seven Crystal Balls" is No. 1 in the Tintin series for an aura of fearful mystery: This is the one for those who like potions, witchcraft, curses, fireballs, and yes, mental tortures.

Attending a variety performance at a theater, Tintin and a newly countrified Captain Haddock watch a clairvoyant Indian women performing under a trance. She suddenly describes a vision of horror that has diverted her from her performance. What is going on with those seven explorers, including Tintin's old friend Professor Cantonneau, who have returned to Europe after exploring Inca tombs? They begin to fall into comas and experience visions of being tortured. Modern Europe, with its police and medical science, is incapable of dealing with the powers of a more primitive time. It takes someone greater, but Tintin is always around.

Professor Calculus is kidnapped after his friend Professor Tarragon, the last unaffected explorer, goes into a coma. This ensures that Captain Haddock and Tintin will be involved to the fullest. Also worked into the plot is General Alcazar, Tintin's old friend from San Theodoros, who he had stumbled on when trying to unravel a different mystery in "The Broken Ear." (But the reader wonders why he greets Tintin as a friend, for their previous encounter had ended in the General's men chasing after Tintin because someone had falsely told Alcazar that Tintin was a spy.) Alcazar goes by the name "Ramon Zarate" as a knife thrower who was a performer at the theater event referred to above. But his inclusion has a much more important element.

"The Seven Crystal Balls" has the single-most embarrassing moment for Captain Haddock resulting from a klutzy act, as well as the usual goofery of Thomson and Thompson. But the main plot far dominates. "Prisoners of the Sun," the sequel set in Peru, is my sentimental favorite in the series, and I recommend it with five stars along with this excellent first entry.