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Prisoners of the Sun (The Adventures of Tintin) (Paperback) (Paperback)
by Herge
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Adventure, Fiction, Ages 9-12, Children's book |
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Author: Herge
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Pub. in: September, 1975
ISBN: 0316358436
Pages: 62
Measurements: 11.6 x 8.7 x 0.2 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00142
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The previous installment of this story, The Seven Crystal Balls, left Tintin ad Captain Haddock in pursuit of kidnappers on a ship bound for Peru. In Peru Tintin catches a brief glimpse of the professor but is unable to rescue him. He and the captain continue the investigation. Local Indians are uncooperative, until Tintin rescues a local boy and finds sympathetic people who point him toward an Incan curse...
This comic is very much the second half of a mystery. Unless you have read The Seven Crystal Balls first you are likely to miss some major plot points. So read that and this together. In Peru the Captain has ongoing problems with lamas. These pack animals spit when upset and find the captain very unsettling. Jungle shots and scenes set in an Incan temple mean that the drawings here are very exotic and colorful. This is a good action and humor filled adventure story, although the last few pages are perhaps a bit abrupt (4 pages for the Tintin world to return to normal come after 120+pages of increasingly complex mystery).
Target readers:
Kids aged up 6
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Hergé (pseudonym of Georges Remi), Belgian author and illustrator, created Tintin in 1929 and produced 24 volumes of the internationally famous bande dessinée by the time of his death. Known as the father of the modern European comic book, Hergé's impeccable style and superb use of color won him international acclaim after the Second World War, and the books have been translated from the original French into some 40 languages.
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Prisoners of the Sun concludes the epic Tintin adventure that begins in The Seven Crystal Balls. The Sanders-Hardiman Ethnographic Expedition had returned from a trip to Peru and Bolivia exploring Inca burial chambers when all seven members fell into comas induced by mysterious crystal balls. Tintin is already involved in the mystery when Professor Calculus is kidnapped and put aboard a steamer bound for Peru. With Snowy and Captain Haddock in tow, Tintin arrives in South America ready to rescue his friend and solve the mystery of the curse of the Incas. This involves a journey through the Andes Mountains and the jungles of the rain forest. There is seriousness to what happens in The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun that reflects a significant turning point in Herge's work. The point that Europeans need to respect the cultures of other peoples is not only explicitly articulated by Tintin in these volumes, but is reinforced by the attention to details he puts into Tintin's visit to foreign lands. The ability of Herge to grow as a storyteller over the course of his distinguished career is impressive and these stories deserve the accolades they have received and the affection with which they have been embraced by generations of readers. I have always liked his foray into science fiction with the two-part Moon story, but Herge never did anything any better than this Incan epic. Prisoners of the Sun also has one of Herge's best running gags: no, not the perpetual confrontations between Captain Haddock and the llamas, but the attempt by the Thom(p)sons to use dowsing to help solve the case.
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Danielle Payne (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
One might think that stories such as The Adventures of Tintin might begin to get stale at this point, but in the case of Prisoners of the Sun - Herge's fourteenth installment in the Tintin series - one gets the feeling that he was only warming up. Happily, this turned out to be true.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that the story in question here is part two of a cliffhanger. Picking up where The Seven Crystal Balls left off, it chronicles Tintin and Haddock's trip to Peru, where they believe they may find the missing Professor Calculus. Along the way, they team up with a boy orange-seller, Zorrino, who assists them on their quest. The perils come fast and furious in this one, and around every corner - one of the hallmarks of the best Tintin stories. As an added bonus, there is an entertaining sub-plot involving the animosity between Haddock and various llamas. Then there is the extraordinary resolution, so highly improbable it truly is impossible, but the logic of which is completely satisfying. It resolves not only the entanglements new to this story but also the conflicts that have been plaguing our heroes and others abroad since the last book.
The best thing about Prisoners of the Sun - as is the case with most of the Tintin sagas - is the indomitable friendship between the characters. It may seem a basic element (and indeed overlookable at times), but without it there would have been no Tintin, and there would have been no stories. At least, not in any recognizable form. |
Jonathan (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
The first time I read this one (when I was about ten) I absolutely loved it - the way the adventure overtakes Tintin & Haddock so quickly, the Peruvian roads, the mystery and 'hiddeness' of the Inca temple, and the way it reached civilization only in rumors and whispers - but now I've found I've read it so much that the feelings have faded a bit; so, don't overdo it! |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
I am a huge Tintin fanatic and have read just about every book. This book stands out because it is a great follow-up to the seven crystal balls that has myth, adventuring, danger, and "BLISTERING BARNICALS," Capitan Haddock the hilarious friend of Tintin. A five star book for sure! |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
Prisoners of the Sun is the best Tintin adventure yet. One can never get tired of reading a book like that. It starts off a bit boring but once the search in the forest begins, the book is really gripping. It has a lot of humor, mainly from the Captain, but Calculus' hearing problem also brings a few laughs in the ending. This is a great book. Herge's idea of Tintin &his friends escaping with the help of an eclipse is brilliant. The pictures are very well drawn too. The whole idea of the book is great. |
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