Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone

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BOOK
Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone
Author	Max McCoy
Cover artist	Drew Struzan
Country	USA
Publisher	Bantam Books
Released	April 1995
Pages	245
Preceded by	Indiana Jones and the White Witch
Followed by	Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs
ISBN	0-553-56196-0
Canon	C
Timeline	1933

Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone is the first Indy novel by Max McCoy, and the ninth in Bantam's series.

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

[edit] Publisher's summary

BLOOD FROM A STONE

For centuries the lust for wealth and immortality has driven men mad. Now Indiana Jones is called to London to recover an ancient alchemist's manuscript rumored to contain the formula both for turning lead into gold and granting its owner eternal life. Certain that a missing British alchemist and an insane Renaissance scholar are involved in the theft, Indy—along with the alchemist's beautiful sister—travels to Rome, and straight into the hands of Mussolini's fascists.

The mad scholar Sarducci has stolen the Voynich Manuscript, all right. But that's only half the story. The manuscript is really a map, leading into the desert and the most ancient and magnificent crypt in the world, where Indiana Jones will either witness an astounding miracle of alchemy—or become the tomb's next inhabitant.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Characters

• Indiana Jones – adventurous archaeologist
• Bernabé – Honduran guide
• Leonardo Sarducci – fascist minister of the archaic
• Tommy Atkins – homeless WWI veteran
• Alecia Dunstin – British Museum librarian
• Alistair Dunstin – alchemist
• Marcus Brody – Director of Special Acquisitions for the National Museum of Natural History in New York
• Nicholas Flamel – French alchemist
• Perenelle Flamel – Nicholas' wife
• Luigi Volatore – fascist thug
• Mario Volatore – fascist thug
• Marco Volatore – fascist thug
• Harold Gruber – Acting chairman of the Department of Art and Architecture at Princeton University
• Penelope Angstrom – secretary of the Department of Art and Architecture at Princeton
• Major John M. Manly – crytographer in service of the FBI
• Bieber – FBI agent
• Yartz – FBI agent
• Hudson –one of Indiana's students
• Farqhuar – Libyan prince
• Sallah – Indy's friend
• Charles Rufus Morey – effective chairman of the Department of Art and Architecture at Princeton University
• Vilhjalmur Stefansson – President of the Explorer's Club
• Roger Cadman – Rare books dealer
• Italo Balbo – fascist aviator
• Alger Dresel – commander of the USS Macon
• O'Toole – Part of the USS Macon crew
• Edward Trimbly – Bank of England clerk
• Giuseppe Rinaldi – owner of the Royal des Étrangers (a hotel in Rome)
• Caramia – Sarducci's secretary
• Mordecai Marlow – skipper in the Ayesha Maru

[edit] Artifacts

• Crystal Skull of Cozán
• Emerald Tablet
• Philosopher's Stone
• Shew Stone
• Voynich Manuscript

[edit] Locations

• Cozán, British Honduras
• Rome, Italy
• Libya
• London, England, UK
• Princeton, New Jersey, USA
• New York City, New York, USA

[edit] Behind the scenes

• In 2004, teenagers Andrew Metzger and Ben Ludlow made a fan film of the same title. The film's story bears little resemblance to that of the novel.