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Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi

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Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi is the first novel in the series published by Bantam Books. It was written by Rob MacGregor, and released in 1991. The U.S. cover of the book depicts a younger-looking Indiana Jones.

Publisher's summary

In 1981 a new hero like no other burst upon the scene. Over the next ten years and three films we grew to know and love the legend that is Indiana Jones: bold adventurer, swashbuckling explorer, he lives forever in our imaginations, unraveling the mysteries of the past in a time when the world was at war and dreams could still come true. Now, in an all-new series of novels officially licensed from Lucasfilm, we will learn what shaped Indiana Jones into the hero he is today!

INTO THE ABYSS OF THE SERPENT

For sixteen centuries the Order of Pythia has awaited the reappearance of the ancient oracle of sacred knowledge of Delphi. An earthquake, rending the earth beneath the ruins, has now heralded her return. Dorian Belecamus, a beautiful and bewitching archaeology professor, sees an opportunity to do more than dig into the past: This is her chance to seize control of her country's future—by becoming the Oracle of Delphi! And she's found just the man to help her consummate her scheme. He's brash, he's reckless, and he's fallen under her spell. His name: Indiana Jones.

The adventure spans the globe from Chicago to Paris to Greece where, bullwhip in hand, Indy descends into the bottomless pit of the serpent god and finds a sacred stone that holds the key to the oracle's prophecies. But Dorian has designed an even more sinister fate for young Indy: She means to make him her lover, her priest, her pawn in a plot to kill the king. Will Indy find the source of Pythia's powers—or find himself sacrificed at Dorian's altar, a victim of her deadly ambition and desire?

Plot summary

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Appearances

Characters

Artifacts

Locations

Animals

  • Army ant (Mentioned only)
  • Dolphin (Mentioned only)
  • Eagle (Flashback)
  • Fish (Mentioned only)
  • Goat
  • Horse
  • Snake (Vision)
    • Python (Mentioned only)
  • Turkey (Mentioned only)

Events

Miscellanea

  • Argonauts (Mentioned only)
  • The Blood Crystals (Mentioned only)
  • Cadillac
  • Cornet
  • The Death Ray (Mentioned only)
  • "Down in the Quarter"
  • Fedora
  • Garlic
  • "Hanging Heroes"
  • Indy's whip
  • Jazz
  • Linear B
  • Model T
  • "The Nature of American Patriots and Traitors"
  • The Odyssey
  • Order of Pythía
  • Pierce-Arrow
  • The Perils of Pauline (On poster)
  • The Poisoned Room (Mentioned only)
  • Punch
  • Seventeen
  • Tank
  • Ulysses

Behind the scenes

Originally Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi (and the series which followed) was intended to begin and end with the appearance of a ninety year old Indiana Jones narrating the story. Author Rob MacGregor was supposedly told that no one would be interested in seeing Indy as an old man, so the idea was scrapped. Ironically, the unused concept later resurfaced in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles television series, which was created by George Lucas himself, who MacGregor believes was responsible for nixing his idea for the novel.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ Interview with MacGregor (Web archive)
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