Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasure of Sheba is the second gamebook in Ballantine's Find Your Fate Adventure series, written by author Rose Estes. It was released in June 1984.
Publisher's summary[]
Can I really help Indiana Jones find THE LOST TREASURE OF SHEBA?
I have to! Last night two men kidnapped my father, Dr. George Ballentyne, a military engineer, from our apartment. My dad has a map to the long-lost treasure of Sheba and he knows a lot about a mysterious new diamond laser. The Fascist forces in Ethiopia want control of both!
So I'm going with Indiana Jones to Ethiopia—a land of dangerous villains, volcanoes, underground mazes, and ruthless spies—to find the treasure and save my father. Indy says it's all up to me: I have to decide what to do; I have to choose which moves to make...I'm in charge every terrifying step of the way!
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Indiana Jones
- George Ballentyne
- Roger Ballentyne
- Ras Cabada
- Fredo
- Kassaye
- Melke
- Nicco
- Father Prello
- Fantu Sharif
- Squint
Locations[]
- Ethiopia
- Addis Ababa
- Lalibela
- French Somaliland
- Djibouti
- United States of America
Artifacts[]
- Treasure of Sheba
Behind the scenes[]
Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasure of Sheba contains sixty-five distinct narrative paths. Four paths are tied for the title of longest sequence, at thirty-eight pages each. All four converge on page 34 and continue on to page 40, where Indy and the rescued doctor head home with a few small pieces of the lost treasure.
This book implies that the port of Djibouti is in Ethiopia under Fascist control. In 1938, the city of Djibouti was the capital of French Somaliland, and it continues to be the capital of the modern-day country of Djibouti.
Contrary to the summary on the back cover, George Ballentyne is the child protagonist of this adventure; his father is Dr. Roger Ballentyne. The reason given for Indy's willingness to let George tag along on this trip is that Indy doesn't speak Italian (the language of occupied Ethiopia), while George does, but The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles later established Indy as a fluent speaker of Italian in "Northern Italy, June 1918."
Cover gallery[]
| ADVENTURE TIMELINE | ||
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| October 1938 | December 1938 | Early 1939 |
| Indiana Jones: Thunder in the Orient | Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasure of Sheba | Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings |