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Book Review By Lovely Wolff
Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants by Rob MacGregor

The young Indiana Jones starts his first teaching post as an archeology professor at the London University. Scottish-born twenty-year old Deirdre Campbell one of his students and also the brightest, claims in her thesis that she discovered a golden scroll which is proof of the existence of the mythical sorcerer Merlin. Intrigued by this, Indy joins Deirdre and together they set off to various locations on Britain and Scotland. However obtaining the truth behind this myth is not as easy as it seems, since Adrian Powell, a Parliament member, is also seeking to resurrect the ancient order of the Druids and through it gain great power to conquer the world. It is at Stonehenge where they experience the savage dance of the giants and where the secret of Merlin is revealed.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Exploring into the wild Yes
Plotlets: - searching for treasure/artifacts
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Eccentric: Yes
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - evil politicians
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Forest? Yes
City? Yes
City: - London

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - archaeology
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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