Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone Mass Market Paperback – April 1, 1995

This could be considered a review for the entire series of Indiana Jones novels, of which I have read several. If you're an Indy fan and are looking for a mindless adventure story you can't go wrong with these books. They're like dime store pulp novels. You know exactly what you are getting when you read one and it works perfectly for Indy's character. Raiders of the Lost Ark was inspired by the serials of of the 30s and 40s. I read these books mostly while I had some down time at work and it was exactly what I want. You breeze through it and remain entertained the whole way through. If you want to pick up a book for a flight or to read on vacation I would suggest any of the books in this series. Good light reading.

So much better than the two previous books by Martin Caidin. If you got through those two alive as I did, you will find this one very refreshing. It feels like Indiana Jones again.Also, prepare yourself for longer chapters. In all the books in this series up to this point, each chapter is 12-15 pages each. But in this one the chapters are more like 30-40 pages each.

McCoy is one of the best in the series

Good Indiana Jones story. When I read a paperback within a Week during lunch breaks, I know I enjoyed it.Instead of NAZI's, Jones has to contend with Mussulini goons.It doesn't bog down with any excessive behavior, ex: too much romance, too much violence, too much this or that. It was a good mix. I liked the constant trek across the globe to get to the destination and the interesting people Dr. Jones meets. I read this book twice, first time, maybe 3 years ago.

My absolute favorite novel of the series. The story is brilliant, the characters are great and the villains are excellent. I just wish it was longer.

The first of McCoy's Indiana Jones book closely adheres to the script patterns of the original films (and, if one thinks on it, almost the same pattern the Bond films have long followed before that). On first inspection, it is almost paint-by-numbers Indiana Jones. Some fans really like this formulaic approach. We have a pretitle temple labyrinth sequence, meeting with government agents establishing the "macguffin", Indy's meeting with Marcus to discuss how dangerous the adventure will be, meeting up with a damsel, various encounters with villains, mildly romantic interlude with female partner, another ancient temple labyrinth (amazing how dedicated ancient civilizations were to building enormously complicated death traps that survive the ages to shift and transform with minute perfection thousands of years later and then transform back somehow when other raiders only get so far), and, of couse, the macabre supernatural ending where villains are dispatched by their own greed or vanity. I'm amused by the review that questioned whether McCoy had seen the films and wonder if that person wasn't looking for a direct novelization of a film. This may be the most faithful continuation novel of any franchise I've ever encountered.Despite the obvious trappings of the film formula, McCoy does a really wonderful job with dialogue and in extending the character to consider realworld issues of the day like rationalizing the esoteric nature of his adventurous lifestyle during the Great Depression. He is often held in disdain by fellow archaeologists and is disheartened when he is not recognized, or when the head of Princeton calls his bluff and fires him. The alchemist element is original as is McCoy's choice of fascist fliers over Nazis. Almost every bit of dialogue spoken by Indy is easy to imagine Harrison Ford delivering.The reckless entry aboard the USS Macon dirigible seemed a bit forced though and certain details could have been better fleshed out here and there. All in all, this is a fun, quick read for those who expect to see the film formula in each continuation novel. As memorable literature, McCoy's Indiana Jones falls short of really creating anything indelible, but he does try admirably sometimes to reach beyond the mold he presumes he is expected to work in.

Perfecto !

One of the best of the fan-fiction novels based on the Indiana Jones character. I do a great deal of research for my own novels and nonfiction books and so was impressed by the solid information that is worked into this novel. I'll be reading more of Max McCoy's work.

So much adventure. This Indy novel felt just like the films.

This book was well written and was interesting from start to finish. It lost me in some places but overall a fine entertaining read. This follows on from Max McCoy's other works including Secret of the Sphinx.There was plenty of action and intrigue and it seemed like a typical Indiana Jones caper.A well crafted book with enough excitement from the first page to the last.Max McCoy is a superb Indiana Jones author.

Livraison rapide et objet tel qu'écrit

I enjoyed the book, though I found the behaviour of the characters a little different than depicted in the movie. This was not bad, just different. The overall story I have found entertaining.