Young Indiana Jones and the Princess of Peril

Young Indiana Jones #5

by Les Martin

In 1913 in Russia, Indy befriends a young Georgian princess involved in the Georgian independence movement and is pursued by secret police and agents of an evil religious fanatic.

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Novels

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Les Martin has written dozens of books for young readers, including the RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM movie storybooks, and many Young Indiana Jones middle-grade novels. He has also adapted many classic works of fiction for young readers, including THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, EDGAR ALLAN POE'S TALES OF TERROR, and THE VAMPIRE. Mr. Martin is a resident of New York City.

Reviews

[Susan]

Though the book is for the 9-11 set, it's still a pretty good one. Indy is in character with the Indy of the TV series and the adventure is cute. In Russia, he meets a Georgian princess and they have a pretty scary adventure with a rich, evil man. If you like adventure and books with a more innocent bent to them, this one is not bad.

[John]

Some interesting tidbits on Russian history, otherwise it's a typical Young Indy adventure and not intended to be read by adults. Too bad we didn't have someone like J.K. Rowling or Suzanne Collins writing these back in the day. Imagine how great this series could've been if Random House had really taken it seriously.

[Alfred Lorenzo Stine]

A fine location. I like that a random country was chosen as the setting. The history of USSR was brought up and a young Indiana Jones was once again on the run, dodging bullets, and saving a Princess.

[Pedro Plasencia Martínez]

Este libro orientado al público juvnil de los años 90 es una muestra del cuidado que se ofrecía antes en las editoriales a la hora de educar a los chavales, porque a pesar de ser una novela ligera de aventuras, en todo momento hay datos históricos interesantes que a día de hoy la mayoría de alumnos desconocen. Los países satélites dominados y reprimidos violentamente por Rusia tienen sus propias lenguas y sus propias culturas, religiones y tradiciones, aunque a menudo se quiera ocultar. Pues este pequeño libro se molesta en hacer una labor importante dando algo de luz a ciertas rebeliones y ciertos procesos históricos que han marcado las fronteras y las situaciones políticas que hoy conocemos. No esperéis un ensayo, porque tampoco es eso, el libro se centra en el viaje de Indy con su padre y, a través de los encuentros que va teniendo, se dan esas pinceladas históricas. Yo soy muy fan del personaje, pero si le hubiesen cambiado el nombre, habría disfrutado de esta lectura igualmente y se la recomiendo sobre todo a los padres que quieran cultivar la mente de sus hijos si tienen entre 12 y 16 años.

ENGLISH
This book aimed at the youth audience of the 90s is an example of the care that was previously offered in publishers when it came to educating kids, because despite being a light adventure novel, at all times there are interesting historical data that today most students are unaware. The satellite countries dominated and violently repressed by Russia have their own languages ​​and their own cultures, religions and traditions, although they often want to hide them. Well, this little book bothers to do an important job by shedding some light on certain rebellions and certain historical processes that have marked the borders and political situations that we know today. Don't expect an essay, because it's not that either, the book focuses on Indy's journey with his father and, through the encounters he has, those historical touches are given. I am a big fan of the character, but if they had changed his name, I would have enjoyed this reading anyway and I recommend it especially to parents who want to cultivate the minds of their children if they are between 12 and 16 years old.

[Curtis]

I remember reading this as a 9/10 year old in the designated reading part of our class and enjoying it. I'm hesitant to rate it too highly, since I don't actually remember any of its content (just that I was reading it, and the cover), but whenever I remember it I have a positive feeling and a sense that I would've read more Young Indiana Jones books given the chance, so I'm rating it based on that.

I'm listing it here to keep that memory of sitting in class reading alive.

[Riley Jones]

Indy’s back in Europe, this time heading to St Petersburg (been there!) in Russia (he forgets he’s been there, too) right before the outbreak of World War 1, while the Czar is still in charge and has a few more years left. He then heads to Georgia (always wanted to go there) with a pretty young princess (natch), then ends up in what’s now Azerbaijan. And then he may end up a sacrifice to a Zoroastrian God? Seems unlikely.

[Paolo Benvenutto]

Muy entretenido...

[Rachel]

seemed really short but it's for a younger audience and I read it to clean off my shelf. Enjoyable nice little adventure tying in reading and education. A good glimpse into who Indiana Jones was as a young man.

[Meadow Frisbie]

Great Book,