Novels A
novelization of
Raiders of the Lost Ark was written by
Campbell Black and published by
Ballantine Books in April 1981. It was followed by
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, written by
James Kahn and published by Ballantine in May 1984. Finally,
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was published in May 1989, and was the first
Indiana Jones novel by Rob MacGregor. A fan of the first two films, MacGregor admitted that writing the novelization made him "somewhat disappointed" with the third film, as he had expanded the script whereas Steven Spielberg had cut scenes to tighten the story. George Lucas asked MacGregor to continue writing original novels for
Bantam Books. These were geared toward an adult or young adult audience, and were prequels set in the 1920s or early 1930s after Jones graduates from college. Of the film characters, Lucas only permitted
Marcus Brody to appear.
Martin Caidin wrote the next two novels in Bantam's series,
Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates and
Indiana Jones and the White Witch. These feature Gale Parker as Indiana's sidekick; they introduced afterwords to the series, regarding each novel's historical context. Caidin became ill, so Max McCoy took over in 1995 and wrote the final four novels: ''Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone
, Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs
, Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth
, and Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx
. McCoy set his books closer in time to the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark'', which led to his characterizing Indiana as "a bit darker". The prologue of his first book featured a
crystal skull, and this became a recurring story, concluding when Jones gives it up in the final novel. Lucas's involvement with McCoy's novels was limited, although Lucasfilm censored sexual or outlandish elements to make the books appeal to younger readers; they also rejected the theme of time travel in the final book. A novel involving the
Spear of Destiny was dropped, because
Dark Horse Comics was developing the idea. In February 2008, the novelizations of the first three films were published in a single-volume edition;
James Rollins'
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull novelization arrived the following May. Children's novelizations of all four films were published by
Scholastic in 2008. MacGregor was said to be writing new books for Ballantine for early 2009, but none have been published. A new adult adventure,
Indiana Jones and the Army of the Dead by
Steve Perry, was released in September 2009. A novel based on the video game
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, written by MacGregor to coincide with the release of the game, was canceled due to problems around the game's production. Additionally, German author
Wolfgang Hohlbein wrote eight
Indiana Jones novels in the early 1990s, which were never translated to English.
List of novels All of the following were published by Bantam Books, with the exception of
Army of the Dead, which was published by Del Rey. •
Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi (Feb 1991) – by Rob MacGregor •
Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants (June 1991) – by Rob MacGregor •
Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils (Dec 1991) – by Rob MacGregor •
Indiana Jones and the Genesis Deluge (Feb 1992) – by Rob MacGregor • ''Indiana Jones and the Unicorn's Legacy'' (Sept 1992) – by Rob MacGregor •
Indiana Jones and the Interior World (1992) – by Rob MacGregor •
Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates (Dec 1993) – by Martin Caidin •
Indiana Jones and the White Witch (1994) – by Martin Caidin • ''Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone'' (1995) – by Max McCoy •
Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs (1996) – by Max McCoy •
Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth (1997) – by Max McCoy •
Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx (1999) – by Max McCoy •
Indiana Jones and the Army of the Dead (2009) – by Steve Perry Indiana Jones novels by
Wolfgang Hohlbein: •
Indiana Jones und die Gefiederte Schlange (1990) – (
Indiana Jones and the Feathered Snake) •
Indiana Jones und das Schiff der Götter (1990) – (
Indiana Jones and the Longship of the Gods) •
Indiana Jones und das Gold von El Dorado (1991) – (
Indiana Jones and the Gold of El Dorado) •
Indiana Jones und das verschwundene Volk (1991) – (
Indiana Jones and the Lost People) •
Indiana Jones und das Schwert des Dschingis Khan (1991) – (
Indiana Jones and the Sword of Genghis Khan) •
Indiana Jones und das Geheimnis der Osterinseln (1992) – (
Indiana Jones and the Secret of Easter Island) •
Indiana Jones und das Labyrinth des Horus (1993) – (
Indiana Jones and the Labyrinth of Horus) •
Indiana Jones und das Erbe von Avalon (1994) – (
Indiana Jones and the Legacy of Avalon)
Children's novels Find Your Fate Ballantine Books published a number of Indiana Jones books in the
Find Your Fate line, written by various authors. These books were similar to the
Choose Your Own Adventure series, allowing the reader to select from options that change the outcome of the story. Indiana Jones books comprised 11 of the 17 releases in the line, which was initially titled
Find Your Fate Adventure. •
Indiana Jones and the Curse of Horror Island (June 1984) –
R. L. Stine •
Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasure of Sheba (June 1984) –
Rose Estes •
Indiana Jones and the Giants of the Silver Tower (Aug 1984) – R. L. Stine •
Indiana Jones and the Eye of the Fates (Aug 1984) – Richard Wenk •
Indiana Jones and the Cup of the Vampire (Oct 1984) –
Andy Helfer •
Indiana Jones and the Legion of Death (Dec 1984) –
Richard Wenk • ''Indiana Jones and the Cult of the Mummy's Crypt'' (Feb 1985) – R. L. Stine •
Indiana Jones and the Dragon of Vengeance (Apr 1985) – Megan Stine and H. William Stine •
Indiana Jones and the Gold of Genghis Khan (May 1985) –
Ellen Weiss •
Indiana Jones and the Ape Slaves of Howling Island (1986) – R. L. Stine •
Indiana Jones and the Mask of the Elephant (Feb 1987) – Megan Stine and H. William Stine
Scholastic In 2008, Scholastic released a series of new
young adult novelizations of the first three films. Each book of this edition included several pages of color stills from filming. •
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark – Ryder Windham •
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – Suzanne Weyn •
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – Ryder Windham In May 2009, two new young adult books were published, intended as the first of a new series of
Untold Adventures, though no further books appeared. •
Indiana Jones and the Pyramid of the Sorcerer – Ryder Windham •
Indiana Jones and the Mystery of Mount Sinai –
J.W. Rinzler Young Indiana Jones In the early 1990s, different book series featured childhood and young adult adventures of Indiana Jones in the early decades of the century. Not all were directly tied to the
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV series.
Random House The following books are set in Jones's mid- to late-teen years. •
Young Indiana Jones and the Plantation Treasure (1990) – by William McCay •
Young Indiana Jones and the Tomb of Terror (1990) – by
Les Martin •
Young Indiana Jones and the Circle of Death (1990) – by William McCay •
Young Indiana Jones and the Secret City (1990) – by Les Martin •
Young Indiana Jones and the Princess of Peril (1991) – by Les Martin •
Young Indiana Jones and the Gypsy Revenge (1991) – by Les Martin •
Young Indiana Jones and the Ghostly Riders (1991) – by William McCay •
Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of Ruby Cross – by William McCay •
Young Indiana Jones and the Titanic Adventure (1993) – by Les Martin •
Young Indiana Jones and the Lost Gold of Durango (1993) – by Megan Stine and H. William Stine •
Young Indiana Jones and the Face of the Dragon – by William McCay •
Young Indiana Jones and the Journey to the Underworld (1994) – by Megan Stine and H. William Stine •
Young Indiana Jones and the Mountain of Fire (1994) – by William McCay • ''Young Indiana Jones and the Pirates' Loot'' (1994) – by J.N. Fox •
Young Indiana Jones and the Eye of the Tiger (1995) – by William McCay •
Young Indiana Jones and the Mask of the Madman (unpublished) – by Megan Stine and H. William Stine •
Young Indiana Jones and the Ring of Power (unpublished) – Megan Stine
Random House These books were novelizations of episodes of the TV series. Some feature Jones around age 8; others have him age 16–18. • ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: The Mummy's Curse'' – by Megan Stine and H. William Stine •
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Field of Death – by Les Martin •
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Safari Sleuth – by A.L. Singer •
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: The Secret Peace – by William McCay •
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: The Trek of Doom – by Les Martin •
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Revolution! – by
Gavin Scott •
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Race to Danger – by Stephanie Calmenson •
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Prisoner of War – by Sam Mclean
Bantam Books These are labeled
Choose Your Own Adventure books. Like the TV series, some feature Jones around age 8, others age 16–18.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: •
The Valley of the Kings – by Richard Brightfield •
South of the Border – by Richard Brightfield •
Revolution in Russia – by Richard Brightfield •
Masters of the Louvre – by Richard Brightfield •
African Safari – by Richard Brightfield •
Behind the Great Wall – by Richard Brightfield •
The Roaring Twenties – by Richard Brightfield •
The Irish Rebellion – by Richard Brightfield
Ballantine Books Young Indiana Jones: •
The Mata Hari Affair – by
James Luceno • ''The Mummy's Curse'' – by Parker Smith
Graphic novels •
The Curse of the Jackal – by Dan Barry •
The Search for the Oryx – by Dan Barry •
The Peril of the Fort – by Dan Barry
Non-fiction books •
Lost Diaries of Young Indiana Jones – by Eric D. Weiner •
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: On the Set and Behind the Scenes – by Dan Madsen •
Indiana Jones Explores Ancient Egypt – by
John Malam •
Indiana Jones Explores Ancient Rome – by John Malam •
Indiana Jones Explores Ancient Greece – by John Malam •
Indiana Jones Explores The Vikings – by John Malam •
Indiana Jones Explores The Incas – by John Malam •
Indiana Jones Explores The Aztecs – by John Malam
Comic books Indiana Jones has appeared in numerous
comic books, from two different publishers.
Marvel Comics initially held the comic book licensing rights, leading to adaptations of the films
Raiders of the Lost Ark,
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Following the
Raiders of the Lost Ark adaptation, Marvel published
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones from 1983 to 1986. This ongoing monthly series ran for thirty-four issues and featured the character's first original adventures in comic book form. After Marvel's licensing of the character ended,
Dark Horse Comics acquired publishing rights and adapted the
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis video game. From 1992 to 1996, following the
Fate of Atlantis adaptation, Dark Horse published seven
limited series, as well comics based on
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles television series. In 2004, Indiana Jones appeared in the non-canon story, "Into the Great Unknown", first published in
Star Wars Tales #19. The story sees Indiana Jones and Short Round discover a crashed
Millennium Falcon in the Pacific Northwest, along with
Han Solo's skeleton and the realization that a rumored nearby Sasquatch is in fact Chewbacca. With the franchise's revival in 2008, Dark Horse published an adaptation of
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Dark Horse followed this with
Indiana Jones Adventures, a short-lived series of digest-sized comics aimed at children. An additional limited series, titled
Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods, was also published from 2008 to 2009. ==Other media==