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Posted by graml from user-2ivev8a.dialup.mindspring.com (165.247.125.10) on Friday, June 14, 2002 at 7:08am :

In Reply to: Indy novels posted by bamindy from webcacheB05a.cache.pol.co.uk (195.92.168.167) on Thursday, June 13, 2002 at 2:00pm :

There has always been some "polite" discussion on the importance of the novels in the Indy canon. Personally, I think that the Rob MacGregor novels were the best, though with "Seven Veils" being the weakest. Sadly, "Seven Veils" also includes an important plot device for the remaining novels. So I would still recommend slogging through it. I read the MacGregor novels out of order, and it through off the continuity. If you can, try reading them in order.
The Martin Caiden novels are real yawn-fests that should be avoided like an ancient crypt full of snakes. I've found VCR manuals that were more interesting. Not to mention the fact that VCR manuals are often written much better. Ugh.
The Max McCoy novels seem to be the most popular with other Indyfans. I can understand why; they're kind of fun and rather short. Reminds me of a girl I knew in high school. Anyhow, if you can leap across the often gaping plot holes, you'll be rewarded with an adventure story that won't take more than a day and a half to read. I don't know if McCoy just doesn't know how to develop his stories fully, or if the publisher just wouldn't let him develop his stories to the full extent, but these novels left me feeling a tad hungry.
I'll get down off my soapbox now. Happy reading!
-graml

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