''Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants'' is the second of 12

Indiana Jones ''Indiana Jones'' is an American media franchise based on the adventures of Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., a fictional professor of archaeology, that began in 1981 with the film '' Raiders of the Lost Ark''. In 1984, a prequel, '' Th ...

novels published by

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. Rob MacGregor, the author of this book, also wrote five of the other Indiana Jones books for Bantam. Published on May 1, 1991, it is preceded by ''

Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi ''Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi'' is the first of 12 Indiana Jones novels published by Bantam Books. Rob MacGregor, the author of this book, also wrote five of the other Indiana Jones books for Bantam. It was published January 1, 1991 and ...

'' and followed by ''

Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils ''Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils'' is the third of 12 Indiana Jones novels published by Bantam Books. Rob MacGregor, the author of this book, also wrote five of the other Indiana Jones books for Bantam. Published on November 1, 1991, it is pr ...

''.

Plot summary

The year is 1925 A.D. Dr. Henry Jones Jr., better known as Indiana Jones, has secured his first teaching job as a professor in London University's archaeology department. It is here that Indy first meets a very attractive 20 year old Scottish girl by the name of Deirdre Campbell. She is the brightest student in his class but Indy quickly learns that her knowledge goes far past the contents of his lectures. In her thesis for the class, she quite seriously claims to have uncovered a golden scroll that proves of the true existence of

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the sorcerer. Intrigued by the thesis and by Deirdre herself, Indy once again takes up the bullwhip and fedora for an action-packed chase across Britain filled with magic, mystery, murder, a lesson in love and the threat of world domination.

Characters

*Dr. Henry Jones Jr. (a.k.a.

) professor and archaeologist. *Deirdre Campbell Indy's student and the daughter of Dr. Joanna Campbell. *Dr. Joanna Campbell mother of Deirdre Campbell and Indy's boss who invites him on the dig. *Jack Shannon Indy's best friend and roommate, a jazz musician. *Dr. Milford an eccentric old friend to Indy's father and

Marcus Brody This is a list of characters in the Indiana Jones (franchise), ''Indiana Jones'' series. Introduced in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' Indiana Jones Indiana Jones (character), Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford), the titular chara ...

, who likes to randomly speak

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old Englis ...

. He is sent by Brody to tell Indy that Omphalos was stolen, but, because of his memory problems, he keeps forgetting what he was supposed to tell him. *Adrian Powell a

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, and former associate of both Deidre and Joanna Campbell, who is carrying out a hidden agenda which has almost claimed Indy's life on more than one occasion. *Father Byrne a Catholic priest from Whithorn who has known the Campbell family since before Deidre was born. *Carl and Richard two brothers, both carpenters and members of the Scottish Amateur Archaeology League hired by Dr. Campbell to assist in the excavation of

St. Ninian's Cave St Ninian's Cave is a cave in Physgill Glen, Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It shown in the 1973 film ''The Wicker Man''. Excavations in the 1880s and in 1950 also uncovered a collection of early medieval carved stones. There were 18 ...

, near Whithorn Isle, Scotland.

External links

Indiana Jones Official website
{{Authority control 1991 American novels American adventure novels Indiana Jones books Fiction set in 1925 Modern Arthurian fiction

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