Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark is a junior novelization of the Raiders of the Lost Ark feature film. The book was written by Ryder Windham and released in May 2008.
Publisher's summary[]
Follow Indy on the quest that started it all, as he races from the Himalayan Mountains to the Egyptian desert in a high-stakes chase to track down the Ark of the Covenant. He must recover it before the Nazis do--or whole world could be in danger.
Plot summary[]
Differences from the film[]
- Instances of profanity have been edited.
- The book specifies the story as taking place in the weeks after the 1936 Olympic Games.
- Background is provided on Barranca and Satipo, such as their meeting with Indiana Jones at Machete Landing and their frustrations with Peru having been ordered to have a rematch after defeating Austria at the Olympics.
- The Peruvian Porter and the other porters are mentioned to be indigenous Quechuans.
- Barranca is killed by the Hovitos with dozen of arrows instead of poisonous darts.
- On the Pan Am Clipper, Indy is served by an steward who attended him on a previous flight.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Barranca
- René Emile Belloq
- Marcus Brody
- Herman Dietrich
- Eaton
- Gobler
- God (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones
- Katanga
- Jock Lindsey
- Lot (Mentioned only)
- Lot's wife (Mentioned only)
- "Love you" student
- Mean Mongolian
- Monkey Man
- Musgrove
- Jesse Owens (Mentioned only)
- Peruvian Porter
- Ratty Nepalese
- Abner Ravenwood (Mentioned only)
- Marion Ravenwood
- Regan
- Reggie
- Sallah
- Satipo
- Shishak (Mentioned only)
- Arnold Ernst Toht
- Trenchcoated European Spy
Locations[]
- Austria (Mentioned only)
- Berlin (Mentioned only)
- Egypt
- Geheimhaven
- Gomorrah (Mentioned only)
- Manila (Mentioned only)
- Nepal
- Pakistan (Mentioned only)
- Karachi (Mentioned only)
- Peru
- Chachapoyan Fertility Idol
- Machete Landing (Mentioned only)
- Sodom (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- California (Mentioned only)
- San Francisco (Mentioned only)
- Connecticut
- Marshall College
- Marshall College Museum (Mentioned only)
- Marshall College
- California (Mentioned only)
Artifacts[]
Miscellanea[]
- Boy Scouts of America (Mentioned only)
- Hovitos
- Nazi
- Olympic Games (Mentioned only)
- Pan Am Clipper
- Quechua
- Snake
Behind the scenes[]
The book states that Indiana Jones is 36 years old during the story. However, with Jones' birth date as July 1899, and the summer Olympics taking place in August 1936, the archaeologist has had his 37th birthday.