The adventures of Tintin : a novel

Title:

Author:

Irvine, Alexander (Alexander C.) author.

Hergé, 1907-1983

Summary:

After buying a model of the Unicorn, young reporter Tintin discovers a secret message hidden inside the mast of the ship. The clues start to pile up as Tintin and his faithful dog, Snowy, find themselves sailing, flying, and riding camels around the globe on an epic adventure. Hot on the trail of the story, Tintin meets the hearty seadog Captain Haddock. The captain's ancestor Sir Francis Haddock sailed the Unicorn and fought against the pirate Red Rackham. Did Sir Francis leave behind the clues? Is the secret of the Unicorn the location of Haddock's treasure? Can Tintin, Snowy, and Captain Haddock solve the mystery before the secret lands in the wrong hands?

General Note:

"Based on the screenplay by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish."

"Based on The Adventures of Tintin series by Hergé."

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

227 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Genre:

Action and adventure fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Tintin (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.

Pirates -- Juvenile fiction.

Film novelizations.

Author(s):

Hergé, 1907-1983

Publisher:

Little, Brown,

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

Publication Date:

2011

ISBN:

9780316185790

Publication Information:

New York : Little, Brown, 2011.

Call Number:

M IRVINE

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Summary

Don't miss this expanded novelization of the action-packed film! Tintin stumbles across a model ship at the Old Street Market. Only it isn't any model ship--it holds a piece of the puzzle to finding the resting place of Red Rackham's treasure! But Tintin isn't the only ones after the notorious pirate's booty. With dangerous treasure seekers at their heels, Tintin and his dog, Snowy, are on a high-stakes thrill ride, that takes them from land to sea, from open air to the ocean floor!

Author Notes

Alex Irvine's most recent novels are Buyout, The Narrows, Transformers: Exiles, The Seal of Karga Kul, and the novelization of Iron Man 2. His comics work includes Iron Man: Rapture, Daredevil Noir, and Hellstorm, Son of Satan: Equinox for Marvel, Dark Sun: Ianto's Tomb for IDW, and the Vertigo Encyclopedia for DC. He has also written interactive games for Marvel, Warner Brothers, and PlayFirst. His short fiction is collected in Unintended Consequences and Pictures from an Expedition. He lives in Maine.