Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs Mass Market Paperback – February 1, 1996

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 unbelievable when dealing with living dinosaurs in the modern era.

I have now read the six novels by Rob McGregor and first two by Max McCoy and I place Dinosaur Eggs at the top of the group. While Max was a little slow out of the gate with his first novel (Philosopher’s Stone) with Dino Eggs he has absolutely nailed it.This is Indy in his prime, circa 1934, showcasing his experience, archeological knowledge, bravery, and ethics. He even goes out of his way to help stop animal abuse! With a cast of colorful local characters, a damsel in distress, an exotic locale, and an evil Mongol warlord this is an adventure worthy of the Indy Franchise.The only negative is the first chapter ties up a loose end from the previous book which might leave those who didn’t read it scratching their heads, but it certainly is not enough to downgrade this book to 4 stars.Caution once you read this book it will make you melancholy, wistfully thinking, “If only this had been the sequel to Raiders rather than Temple of Doom.”

I'm only halfway through this book, but I am absolutely hooked. McCoy captures everything about Indiana Jones that we know and love, and puts it within the pages of this novel. Moreover, there are a lot of characters we read about that also made their way into the major motion pictures. (I won't spoil who they are.)I'm giving this book four stars because some of the action scenes are really really drawn out. Sure, they're long in the movies, but here in a book, some of them seem overdone. Still, they are done well, but I feel like I could move through the book quicker if I didn't have to follow thick descriptions of how Jones gets out of one mess after the other.Nevertheless, that's what makes Jones such a great hero, right? Getting out of all those messes.What I appreciate most is how McCoy succeeds in capturing Jones's voice. The things Jones says, his verbal reactions to situations and in response to other characters, all feel right. Whether it's a short quip or a long lecture, McCoy makes Jones's words seem authentic.My only regret? Not finding this and McCoy's other books sooner. But now that I have a set of four from McCoy's series, I know how I'm spending my summer.

I loved this book. I’m a 90’s kid, and I loved Indy. I just discovered the novels. Awesome story. Great characters and very very much, an action packed adventure

This was my first Indy book to read. I'm hooked. Will be reading them all in order now. They should make this one into a movie!

Love these books so glad I can find them on here plan on buying more

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!

I've always been a fan of Indy's. Since the movies back in the eighties. The novels are very good. Really enjoyed them.

good price