Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: A Tale of High Adventure is a 1984 young adult adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by author Les Martin and illustrated with photographs from the film.
Publisher's summary[]
The greatest adventurer of the all, Indiana Jones, is back — and in deeper danger than ever.
With him are a beautiful nightclub singer named Willie Scott and a spunky Chinese boy named Short Round. Together they descend into an underground labyrinth of occult evil below a glittering palace in exotic India — to do battle with Kali, goddess of death and destruction.
Can Indy deafeat Kali and her bloodthirsty army of worshippers?
Or will he and his friends become her slaves — forever?
Plot summary[]
Differences from the film[]
- The story begins with Indiana Jones and Willie Scott crashing through Short Round's car after escaping Club Obi Wan.
- Both Indy and Willie Scott manage to see the Chinese Pilot and the Chinese Co-Pilot drop off the plane.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Big Short Round
- Phillip James Blumburtt
- Chen (Pictured only)
- Chinese Co-Pilot
- Chinese Pilot
- Indiana Jones
- Kali (Mentioned only)
- Kao Kan
- Krishna (Mentioned only)
- Chattar Lal
- Lao Che
- Marhan
- Merchant 1 (Pictured only)
- Merchant 2
- Nainsukh
- Mola Ram
- Ranjit
- Sacrifice Victim
- Sajnu (Pictured only)
- Sankara (Mentioned only)
- Shiva (Mentioned only)
- Willie Scott
- Zalim Singh
- Short Round
- Thuggee assassin
- Wu Han (Mentioned only)
Artifacts[]
- Nurhachi's ashes (Mentioned only)
- Peacock's Eye (Mentioned only)
- Sankara Stones
Locations[]
- China
- Heaven (Mentioned only)
- Himalayas
- India
- Delhi (Mentioned only)
- Mayapore
- Pankot Province
- Siam (Mentioned only)
- United States of America (Mentioned only)
Miscellanea[]
- 1934 Duesenberg Auburn convertible
- Antidote (Mentioned only)
- Black Sleep of the Kali Ma
- Blood of Kali
- Boa constrictor (as food)
- Boar (as food)
- Bug
- Beetle (as food)
- Bullwhip
- Chicken
- Crocodile
- Eel
- Elephant
- Fedora
- Great Depression (Mentioned only)
- Ghost (Mentioned only)
- The Guardian of Tradition Dinner
- Indiana Jones's jacket
- Lao Che Air Freight (Mentioned only)
- The Mine Car Chase
- Monkey (as food)
- New York Yankees (Mentioned only)
- Pan American Airways
- Sheep (as food)
- Snake (Mentioned only)
- Thuggee
- Voodoo (Mentioned only)