Adventures of Tintin 13 Books Collection Set Series 3-5 Prisoners of the Sun
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Adventures of Tintin 13 Books Collection Set Series 3-5
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RRP: £106.87
Titles in this set:
Red Rackham's Treasure
The Seven Crystal Balls
Prisoners of the Sun
Land of Black Gold
Destination Moon
Explorers on the Moon
The Calculus Affair
The Red Sea Sharks
Tintin in Tibet
The Castafiore Emerald
Flight 714 to Sydney
Tintin and the Picaros
Tintin and Alph-Art (Hardback)
Description:
Red Rackham's Treasure
The world’s most famous travelling reporter sets out in search of Red Rackham’s treasure. Determined to find the treasure of the notorious pirate Red Rackham, Tintin and Captain Haddock set sail aboard the Sirius to find the shipwreck of the Unicorn. With the help of an ingenious shark-shaped submarine, Tintin follows the clues deep down on this ocean adventure.
The Seven Crystal Balls
The world’s most famous travelling reporter is faced with an ancient Inca curse, which is causing its victims to fall into a life-threatening coma. The tomb of Rascar Capac has been unearthed!
But one by one, the finders fall into a terrifying coma. Can this be the curse of the Inca gods? Tintin must somehow fathom out the meaning behind his only clue: the shattered crystal ball lying beside each of the victims . . .
Prisoners of the Sun
The world’s most famous travelling reporter journeys to South America on a mission to save Professor Calculus. When Professor Calculus is kidnapped, Tintin and a desperate Captain Haddock set off to Peru on a rescue mission, braving runaway train carriages, yellow fever and avalanches. Then they must find an ancient Inca tribe if they are to find their great friend.
Land of Black Gold
The world’s most famous travelling reporter sets out for the Middle East in his latest adventure. Boom! Doctored petrol is blowing up vehicles all around the country. Determined to find the culprits, Tintin heads for the Middle East, but he is in for a nasty shock when he encounters a familiar face in the desert.
Destination Moon
The world’s most famous travelling reporter discovers that Professor Calculus is building a space rocket. Tintin and Captain Haddock are amazed to find that Professor Calculus is planning a top-secret project from the Sprodj Atomic Research Centre in Syldavia. And before our intrepid hero knows it, the next stop on this adventure is . . . Space.
Explorers on the Moon
Hergs classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most iconic characters in childrens books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old and new. Perfect for lovers of graphic novels, mysteries and historical adventures.
The worlds most famous travelling reporter struggles to keep his feet on the ground as his adventures take him to the moon!
Following on from the events of Destination Moon, Tintin finds himself in a rocket on a collision course with the moon. And with Snowy the dog, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and the Thompson twins aboard, things quickly spiral further and further out of control.
The Calculus Affair
The worlds most famous travelling reporter is confused by some very strange goings on involving shattering glass and an packet of cigarettes. But can he solve the mystery in time to protect Professor Calculus?
Windows, mirrors and chandeliers are spontaneously shattering and Tintin is left flummoxed. After a shooting and a break in, Tintin knows Calculus is in danger, but he has only one clue an unusual packet of cigarettes. He has a mystery to solve. But can he do it before a terrible weapon falls into the wrong hands?
The Red Sea Sharks
The worlds most famous travelling reporter flies out to Khemed to investigate a case of arms smuggling and the involvement of an old friend. Theres a rebellion in Khemed and the Emirs life is in danger!
He has entrusted his mischievous son to Captain Haddocks care, but when an old friend of Tintins is caught smuggling arms to the Khemed rebels, they must jump straight on a plane to find out what on earth is going on . . .
Tintin in Tibet
The worlds most famous travelling reporter is devastated at the death of a dear friend. But what if all is not as it seems? Could Chang still be alive?
Tintins friend Chang has been killed in a terrible plane crash and Tintin is distraught. But after a strange dream, Tintin becomes convinced Chang is alive. Together with Captain Haddock, he sets out on an impossible mission, an adventure deep into the mountains, through blizzards and caves of ice. They must find Chang at all costs!
The Castafiore Emerald
When Captain Haddock meets a gipsy palm reader, he dismisses a forewarning about a beautiful ladys stolen jewels. But when the famous opera singer Bianca Castafiore suddenly descends on Marlinspike Hall, the gipsys prediction seems to be all too real. Can Tintin catch the emerald thief?
Flight 714 to Sydney
The worlds most famous travelling reporter goes Down Under.
Tintin, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus are on their way to Sydney, Australia. Through a chance meeting they are invited to travel on board the private jet of billionaire Lazlo Carreidas. But then they fall victim to a plot to kidnap Carreidas and are captured by Tintin's arch enemy Rastapopoulos.
Tintin and the Picaros
The worlds most famous travelling reporter gets caught up in a revolutionary adventure. Bianca Castafiore has been imprisoned by General Tapioca!
Also accused of threatening Tapiocas dictatorship, Tintin, Calculus and Haddock jet off to the jungle HQ of the revolutionaries, and hatch a plot surrounding the upcoming carnival and Haddocks sudden and mysterious disgust for whiskey . . .
Tintin and Alph-Art (Hardback)
Join the worlds most famous travelling reporter in his final unfinished adventure, Tintin and Alph-Art.
In an interview shortly before his death, Herge wrote of the last Tintin adventure: "The plot revolves around a tale of forgers . . . The book is set in the world of contemporary art. The narration itself is in the course of evolution. I am still doing my research and I honestly don't know where this story will lead me." Sadly, the tale was never completed, but this unique book gives an insight into the work Herge had done on the project before he died. At the end, Tintin is about to be cast into a living sculpture by a mysterious enemy - one last cliffhanger for the world's best-loved boy journalist.