Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasure of Sheba

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BOOK
Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasure of Sheba
Author	Rose Estes
Cover artist	David B. Mattingly
Country	USA
Publisher	Ballantine Books
Released	June 1984
Pages	115
Preceded by	Indiana Jones and the Curse of Horror Island
Followed by	Indiana Jones and the Giants of the Silver Tower
ISBN	0-345-31664-9

Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasure of Sheba is the second gamebook in Ballantine's "Find Your Fate Adventure" series, written by author Rose Estes. It was released in June 1984.

Contents 1 Publisher's summary 2 Appearances 2.1 Characters 2.2 Artifacts 2.3 Locations 3 Behind the scenes

[edit] Publisher's summary

Can I really help Indiana Jones find THE LOST TREASURE OF SHEBA?

I have to! Last night two men kidnapped my father, Dr. George Ballantyne, a military engineer, from our apartment. My dad has a map to the long-lost treasure of Sheba and he knows a lot about a mysterious new diamond laser. The Fascist forces in Ethiopia want control of both!

So I'm going with Indiana Jones to Ethiopia—a land of dangerous villains, volcanoes, underground mazes, and ruthless spies—to find the treasure and save my father. Indy says it's all up to me: I have to decide what to do; I have to choose which moves to make...I'm in charge every terrifying step of the way!

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Characters

• George Ballantyne
• Roger Ballantyne
• Ras Cabada
• Fredo
• Indiana Jones
• Kassaye
• Melke
• Nicco
• Father Prello
• Fantu Sharif
• Squint

[edit] Artifacts

• Treasure of Sheba

[edit] Locations

• Lalibela, Ethiopia
• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Djibouti, French Somaliland
• New York City, New York, USA

[edit] Behind the scenes

• Contrary to the summary on the back cover, George Ballantyne is the child protagonist of this adventure; his father is Dr. Roger Ballantyne.
• Reconciled contradiction: The reason given for Indy's willingness to let George tag along on this trip is that Indy doesn't speak Italian (the language of occupied Ethiopia), while George does. The "Northern Italy, July 1918" episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles firmly establishes Indy as a fluent speaker of Italian.