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A review by verkisto
Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates by Martin Caidin
3.0
This book is fine (the writing style is cleaner than Rob MacGregor's, and the plot is more straightforward), but it relies a lot on telling us everything there is to know about airplanes and flying them than is absolutely necessary, and the depths to which the conspiracies run in this story is hard to believe (and yet there are TWO of them). It's all a little far-fetched, even for an Indiana Jones story.
Interestingly, Caidin includes an afterword where he talks about the reality he used to create the story. He draws a lot on his own experiences as a pilot, but also uses history to back up his use of what appear to be plot devices. I like this sort of thing, and since Caidin includes the notes in the book, it saves me the trouble of looking the details up myself, like I was doing with MacGregor's books.
Though a bit overlong and long-winded, this book is a decent read. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to recommend it (at the very least, Indy doesn't feel like Indy here), but it was a fun read.
Interestingly, Caidin includes an afterword where he talks about the reality he used to create the story. He draws a lot on his own experiences as a pilot, but also uses history to back up his use of what appear to be plot devices. I like this sort of thing, and since Caidin includes the notes in the book, it saves me the trouble of looking the details up myself, like I was doing with MacGregor's books.
Though a bit overlong and long-winded, this book is a decent read. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to recommend it (at the very least, Indy doesn't feel like Indy here), but it was a fun read.