Raiders of Lost Ark

by Campbell Black

Book Overview

Indiana Jones, archeology professor and swashbuckling adventurer, has unearthed many an ancient treasure. But now the very future of the world depends on his finding one special relic. With a bullwhip... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034529548X
• ISBN13: 9780345295484
• Release Date: June 1981
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Far better than it has to be

I expect film novelizations to be dull and badly written, following the movie line for line and not adding anything new. The novelization for "Raiders of the Lost Ark" by Campbell Black is interesting and memorable. He adds a lot that is not in the movie, and it gives all the characters, especially Marion Ravenwood and Deitrich, a lot more depth. Campbell Black is an amazingly talented and restrained writer. His style is almost Hemingway-esque. Most impressive. It's definetly a worthy read if you're fan of the movie.

I was brought up on the movie....

To me Indiana Jones is Harrison Ford, brown leather, and fedora.When reading the book, i kept replaying the movie in my head of that scene. Nevertheless, reading this book, I do recommend. It'll fill in gaps that the movie missed, and like all books will paint a much bigger picture that does a movie.

Forget the Movie!! Black scores another 10!

Black, Black, Black! Where are you and what's next? "Raiders" is much better than the movie ever was. Fast paced wtih an Indiana Jones that goes well beyond the two dimensional Harrison Ford interpertation. Black gives color and life to a most fictitious situation. Yes, this book is a must for any fan of adventure and intrigue! What this author does with a typewriter is something that can't be taught in school. Talent should be his middle name

The novelization is a s good as the movie.

If a novelization of a movie is done well, such as this one, it will entertain you as much as the actual movie. This novel does just that. It keeps moving along just like the movie and is quite entertaining, especially with the added detail you don't get in the movie. A good read for any age bracket.