Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (novel)

The Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom novel is the 1984 adaptation of the Temple of Doom film, penned by James Kahn and published by Ballantine Books. The book, along with the novelizations of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, was republished in 2008 by Del-Ray.

Publisher's summary
The swashbuckling archaeologist Indiana Jones is back in a dazzling new adventure!

The time is 1935.

''Through a series of misadventures in Shanghai&mdash;and a narrow escape from death&mdash;Indiana Jones finds himself in a remote village in India. A mysterious old shaman tells him his arrival has been foreseen&mdash;and that he and his companions are destined to save the villagers.''

So begins the most daring&mdash;and dangerous&mdash;quest of Indiana Jones' career!

Plot summary
While the book's story is the same as the film's, the novel was adapted from the screenplay which did not reflect entirely reflect the final product onscreen. Some differences include:
 * Willie Scott and Short Round have detailed backstories.
 * The novel describes Indy as having a gray fedora, not a brown one.
 * The scene where Indy tries to shoot the two Thuggees on the mountain is not in the novelization.
 * Many graphic scenes that aren't shown in the film, such as Indy and Shorty being covered by flying human skins, are in the book.
 * Chattar Lal dies in the book, while he lives in the movie.