The Adventures of Tintin: The Prisoners of the Sun Book Review

When compared to The Seven Crystal Balls, the Prisoners of the Sun takes the same enjoyable sophisticated steps in its story and storytelling, but also takes new liberties of its own that doesn't always succeed.

The Prisoners of the Sun feels divided. First, it feels like a sequel to The Seven Crystal Balls. The first side of it feels layered and suspenseful, just like the Seven Crystal Balls did, with humor sprinkled in. This section took up around a third to a half of the story. It's by far the most enjoyable aspect of the story which is great, since it carries a decent part of the story. The other aspect to the story is the quest through the uncharted territories of South America to rescue Professor Calculus. Unfortunately, there are two main issues here. The first is that any emotion or motivation is completely void. It relies on The Seven Crystal Balls, a little too much for my taste. The second issue is that the quest feels out-of-place for such a sophisticated story. But these gripes pale down in comparison to how much enjoyment I got out of The Prisoners of the Sun. Score: 8.9 out of 10.