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A review by timgonsalves
Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates by Martin Caidin
2.5
As fun as a full on pulp Indy adventure is on paper (and it occasionally is in practice as well), this one very quickly turns a bit tedious with repetitive descriptions of aviation vehicles and constant plot complications without the presence of a villain to add much gravity.
How Indy is it...
4/10 - We're sort of generally working in the same action adventure genre here, but it's all wrong. Any element of history/archaeology is lip service. Indy isn't the audience surrogate going through it all alone by the skin of his teeth without the hint of a plan, instead he's this aloof spymaster with a professional crew and various elaborate schemes that are constantly coming as a surprise to the other characters and the reader.
How Indy is it...
4/10 - We're sort of generally working in the same action adventure genre here, but it's all wrong. Any element of history/archaeology is lip service. Indy isn't the audience surrogate going through it all alone by the skin of his teeth without the hint of a plan, instead he's this aloof spymaster with a professional crew and various elaborate schemes that are constantly coming as a surprise to the other characters and the reader.